...* Dr. Adam Smith says—" The experience of all ages and nations demonstrates that the work done hy slaves, though it appears to cost only their maintenance,...property, can have no other interest but to eat as mr ' a, and labour as little, as possible. Whatever work he does beyond what is sufficient to purchase...

...by the Oracle of Political Economy in our own times, that " the experience of all ages and nations demonstrates, that the work done by Slaves, though...can have no other interest but to eat as much, and labour as little, as possible." Nothing more can be expected from a man in a state of slavery than...

...cultivation would " afford it." After observing (book iii. chap. -2), " The experience of all ag«8, I believe, demonstrates, that the work done by slaves, though it appears to cost only his maintenance, is, in the end, the dearest of any ; " he says, " the pride of man makes him love...

...same quantity of work than in those carried on by freemen ; and the same judicious author tells us, " the experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...can have no other interest but to eat as much and to labor as little as possible. Whatever work he does beyond what is sufficient to purchase his own maintenance,...

...same quantity of work than in those carried on by freemen; and the same judicious author tells us, "the experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...only their maintenance, is in the end the dearest of anv." A person who can acquire no properly, can have no other interest but to eat as much and to labor...

...great proprietors, they are least of all to be expected when they employ slaves for their workmen. The experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...A person who can acquire no property, can have no interest but to eat as much, and to labor as little as possible. Whatever work he does beyond what...

...The experience of all ages and nations, I believe, demonstrates that work done by slaves, though h appears to cost only their maintenance, is in the end the dearest of any." — •" The planting of sugar and tobacco £tl»at of cotton in America was not then known] can afford...

...great proprietors, they are least of all to be expected when they employ slaves for their workmen. The experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...can have no other interest but to eat as much and to labor as little as possible. Whatever work he does beyond what is sufficient to purchase his own maintenance,...

...work done by free men comes cheaper in the end than that performed by slaves." And again (page 159) " the experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...done by slaves, though it appears to cost only their * As when he atteinpted to account for the assumed non-inventiveness of slaves, he says, (page 284,...

...great proprietors, they are least of all to be expected when they employ slaves for their workmen. The experience of all ages and nations, I believe,...though it appears to cost only their maintenance, in in the end the dearest of any. A person who can acquire no property, can have no interest but to...