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Scottish economist and philosopher, 1723–1790

A professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow, Adam Smith published The Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759 and, in 1776, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, the founding book of modern economics. His account of the division of labour, of markets and of the “invisible hand” has been debated ever since.

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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.

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book I, chapter 2, 1776 Verified quote Read its story
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