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“COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E.”
— Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic's Dictionary (1906); republished as The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
“Specialization and trade are the key to high living standards. By specializing, people can become highly productive in a very narrow field of expertise. People can then trade their specialized goods for others’ products, vastly increasing the range and quality of consumption and having the potential to raise everyone’s living standards.”
— Paul Samuelson and William Nordhaus, Economics (19th ed., 2009), Chap. 2 : The Modern Mixed Economy
“The freedom of trade, like the liberty of the Press, is one thing; the abuse of that freedom, like the licentiousness of the Press, is another. God forbid that this Court should do anything that should interfere with the legal freedom of trade.”
— Grose, J., King v. Waddington (1880), 1 East, 163.
“The great object of the law is to encourage commerce.”
— Chambre, J., Beale v. Thompson (1803), 3 Bos. & Pull. 421.
“Convenience is the basis of mercantile law.”
— Lord Mansfield, Medcalf v. Hall (1782), 3 Doug. 115.
“Whether a transaction be fair or fraudulent is often a question of law: it is the judgment of law upon facts and intents.”
— Lord Mansfield, Worseley v. Demattos (1758), 1 Burr. Part IV. 474.

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“COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E.”
— Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic's Dictionary (1906); republished as The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
“Specialization and trade are the key to high living standards. By specializing, people can become highly productive in a very narrow field of expertise. People can then trade their specialized goods for others’ products, vastly increasing the range and quality of consumption and having the potential to raise everyone’s living standards.”
— Paul Samuelson and William Nordhaus, Economics (19th ed., 2009), Chap. 2 : The Modern Mixed Economy
“The freedom of trade, like the liberty of the Press, is one thing; the abuse of that freedom, like the licentiousness of the Press, is another. God forbid that this Court should do anything that should interfere with the legal freedom of trade.”
— Grose, J., King v. Waddington (1880), 1 East, 163.
“The great object of the law is to encourage commerce.”
— Chambre, J., Beale v. Thompson (1803), 3 Bos. & Pull. 421.
“Convenience is the basis of mercantile law.”
— Lord Mansfield, Medcalf v. Hall (1782), 3 Doug. 115.
“Whether a transaction be fair or fraudulent is often a question of law: it is the judgment of law upon facts and intents.”
— Lord Mansfield, Worseley v. Demattos (1758), 1 Burr. Part IV. 474.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.