In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive, either of profit or gratification, rather than run the risk of its display. This latter evil is never felt under a good government.


Book III, On Consumption, Chapter I, note 2 - A Treatise On Political Economy (Fourth Edition) (1832)

Jean-Baptiste Say Quotes

In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive,...

In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive,...

In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive,...

In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive,...