“It appears, accordingly, from the experience of all ages and nations, I believe, that the work done by freemen comes cheaper in… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Whenever the legislature attempts to regulate differences between masters and their workmen, its counsellors are always the masters. When the regulation, therefore,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations was in large part a critique of imperialism. We often associate opposition to imperialism with Marxism and… — Jason Brennan Copy Share Image
“Economists are not responsible for the wealth of nations, but they can be responsible for the poverty of nations. This is an… — Peter J. Boettke Copy Share Image
The key insight of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is misleadingly simple: if an exchange between two parties is voluntary, it will… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“What kind of girl reads Wealth of Nations for fun?” She closed the book and looked at the front jacket, then at… — Jill Barnett Copy Share Image
During the two centuries since the publication of 'The Wealth of Nations,' the main activity of economists, it seems to me, has… — Ronald Coase Copy Share Image
“Beyond infrastructure, the conservative sees the proper role of government as providing not European-style universal entitlements but a firm safety net, meaning… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
What is the most effective, practical way of raising the wealth of nations? What causes wealth? I have come to think that… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from regard… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
