People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.

  • -- George Adam Smith 史密夫

同行的人很少聚在一起,即使是为了娱乐和消遣,但谈话的结局却是一场针对公众的阴谋,或者是某种提高物价的阴谋。

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It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

这是适当的庆祝公共服务,和深思熟虑的人选择服务。它们象征着这个具有历史意义的公民立法机构的美好和体面,我们感谢它们。

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

在任何国家,谁控制了货币的数量,谁就是所有工商业的绝对主人。