Classical Political Economy
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith • An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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Book I • Chapter II
"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. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love."
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