Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Adam Smith– 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth5 June 1723
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The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their little revenue is spent in getting it. The luxuries and vanities of life occasion the principal expense of the rich, and a magnificent house embellishes and sets off to the best advantage all the other luxuries and vanities which they possess ... It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.
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It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.
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The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities.
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Though the profusion of Government must undoubtedly have retarded the natural progress of England to wealth and improvement, it has not been able to stop it.
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On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.
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For a very small expence the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the people, the necessity of acquiring those most essential parts of education.
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The contentious matter of whether or not to begin drilling in Alaska has no place in a bill that funds the Department of Defense. The needs of our troops serving in combat should never be subject to such cynical politics.
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I love the way it works now because it wins (games). We each bring a different aspect to the game and it's hard to stop us.
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It was nerve-wracking coming to get my results. I was totally unsure what they would be. My offer from Sheffield was three As and my insurance offer from Leeds was also three As.
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I've got to make the best of what I've got. I think we will be a stellar team. We've got a lot of young talent, but once they get the butterflies out, they will be OK. We're really looking forward to it.
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Any and all copyright holders ... can tell us which books they'd prefer that we not scan if we find them in a library.
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The mind is so rarely disturbed, but that the company of friend will restore it to some degree of tranquility and sedateness.
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This was a big win. These guys are a good team, so we didn't expect that one goal to hold up.
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Every individual...generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.