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First Principles: It Is the Dearness of Freedom That Makes It So Valued and Valuable

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is Dearness That Gives Everything Its Value

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.”  – Thomas Paine, 1776    

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