----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- The expression "The Wealth of Nation" was probably first used by Daniel Defoe in The Review during the War for the Spanish Succession: "The power of Nations is not now measur'd, as it has been, by Prowess, Gallantry, and Conduct. 'Tis the Wealth of Nations that makes them Great..." (Quoted in John Robert Moore, "Daniel Defoe and Modern Economic Theory", Indiana University Studies, Vol. XXI, June 1934, p. 6.) Yuri Tulupenko ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]