“There can be no trade unprofitable to the public; for if any prove so, men leave it off; and wherever the traders thrive, the public, of which they are a part, thrives also.”

About Dudley North

Economist • English

Sir Dudley North was an influential English merchant, politician, and pioneering economist of the 17th century. He spent much of his early life in Constantinople and Smyrna, amassing a considerable fortune through...