“It was in the eighteenth century that England became what (Adam) Smith called "a nation of shopkeepers"… (p. 58)” — Jerry Z. Muller Shopkeepers Copy Share Image
“While the Christian and civic traditions were intrinsically suspicious of commerce, the Roman civil law was not. Rediscovered in the revival of… — Jerry Z. Muller Business Copy Share Image
“For Burke, almost everything that makes life worthwhile is a result of society, its inherited codes, knowledge, and institutions. These goods are… — Jerry Z. Muller Institutions Copy Share Image
“The majority of any society comprised, Smith knew, not landlords or merchants, but "servants, laborers, and workmen of different kinds," who derived… — Jerry Z. Muller Equity Copy Share Image
“Yet despite...accommodations with commerce, Möser regarded the market as primarily a threat--to the artisanal citizens of the town, to the traditional wants… — Jerry Z. Muller Business Copy Share Image
“In the sixteenth century the unity of western European Christendom had been shattered by the rise of Protestantism in its various strands… — Jerry Z. Muller Body of christ Copy Share Image
“ An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , which Smith published in 1776, is the most… — Jerry Z. Muller Book Copy Share Image
“To realize the Enlightenment ideals of formal equality, the rule of law, freedom of commerce, and religious toleration, Voltaire and many of… — Jerry Z. Muller Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Most people in the Great Britain of (Adam) Smith's day lived in what most of us would regard as poverty. Hundreds of… — Jerry Z. Muller Leather shoes Copy Share Image
“...capitalism is too important and complex a subject to be left to economists. Achieving a critical comprehension of it requires perspectives beyond… — Jerry Z. Muller Capitalism Copy Share Image
“It is all very well to have some internal sense of oneself as an individual, but that sense must correspond to an… — Jerry Z. Muller Focal point Copy Share Image
“This emphasis on the difference between intentions and ultimate results constituted an implicit critique of the Christian and civic republican traditions, and… — Jerry Z. Muller Character Copy Share Image
“To us, the argument for material well-being might seem uncontroversial. But in the eighteenth century, material prosperity was frequently condemned as "luxury"… — Jerry Z. Muller Health Copy Share Image
“Arnold's notion of the intellectual as disinterested critic distinguished him from both Marx and Hegel. For Marx, the proper function of the… — Jerry Z. Muller Disinterested Copy Share Image
“Central to Möser's view of the human world was "honor," a notion that was as important to corporatist society as the notion… — Jerry Z. Muller Honor Copy Share Image
