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Quote from Adam Smith,


"It is not from the benevolence
of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker,
that we expect our dinner,
but from their regard to their own interest."


By:

Adam Smith (more quotes by Adam Smith or books by/about Adam Smith)


(1723-1790) Scottish philosopher and economist

Date:

1776

Source:

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations par. I.2.2

Categories:

Economics, Government, Religion, Virtue

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