we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large numbers of artisans starving for want of employment. (William Stanley Jevons)

we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large numbers of artisans starving for want of employment.

William Stanley Jevons

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