“I am of the opinion that the main and final cause why the prince pretends to the power of altering the coinage is the profit or gain which he can get from it.”

— Nicole Oresme

Source: De Moneta (c. 1360), Ch. 15: That the Profit accruing to the Prince from Alteration of the Coinage is unjust

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French philosopher 1323–1382

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