“It was in the eighteenth century that England became what (Adam) Smith called "a nation of shopkeepers".... (p. 58)” — Jerry Z. Muller 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“...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
“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
“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
