The pump brings water because nature abhors a vacuum; opium makes men sleep because it has a Dormitive potency; we recollect a past event because we have a faculty of memory.
"How We Think"
John Dewey
To say that goods command a price because they have power in exchange is like saying that opium puts men to sleep because it has a Dormitive power.
"The Value of Money"
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
A college-preparatory school (shortened to preparatory school, prep school, or college prep) is a type of secondary school.
"Wikipedia"