Land is the Mother and Labour the Father of Wealth.

Economists
William Petty
Born 1623, Romsey. Self-taught clothier son, Oxford anatomy professor. Directed Cromwell's Down Survey of Ireland. Founded political arithmetic, establishing quantitative analysis of economic phenomena.
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