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The evident justice and utility of the foregoing maxims have recommended them more or less to the attention of all nations.

— Adam Smith The Wealth of Nations (1776)

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Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.

The Wealth of Nations (1776)

A merchant, it has been said very properly, is not necessarily the citizen of any particular country.

The Wealth of Nations (1776)

No fixed capital can yield any revenue but by means of a circulating capital.

The Wealth of Nations (1776)

In the long-run the workman may be as necessary to his master as his master is to him, but the necessity is not so immediate.

The Wealth of Nations (1776)

Hatred and anger are the greatest poison to the happiness of a good mind.

The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)

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