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7. «Adam Smith^[1] was evidently led into this train of argument, from his habit of considering labour as the standard measure of value, and corn as the measure of labour… And that^[2] neither labour nor any other commodity can be an accurate measure of real value in exchange, is now considered as one of the most incontrovertible doctrines of political economy; and indeed follows, […] from the very definition of value in exchange.» (T. R. Malthus «Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws…», 3.ª edición, Londres, 1814, pp. 11-12.)

7. «… standard measure of value…» (ibidem, p. 11)

8. [Marx expresa aquí en sus propias palabras una síntesis de los pensamientos desarrollados por Cazenove, formulada asi: «Interchange of commodities and Distribution must be kept distinct from each other… the laws of distribution are not altogether dependent upon those relating to interchange.»: T. R. Malthus «Definitions in Political Economy…» by John Cazenove, Londres, 1853, preface p. VI/VII]