Who said “The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional…”?

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Ben Elton. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Dinner in Los Angeles"

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“The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.”
— Ben Elton
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Elton, B. (n.d.). The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38488-the-earth-only-has-so-much-bounty-to/

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Elton, Ben. “The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38488-the-earth-only-has-so-much-bounty-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Elton, Ben. “The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38488-the-earth-only-has-so-much-bounty-to/.

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