"Adam Smith was not the proponent of any……" — Robert Heilbroner

Adam Smith was not the proponent of any one class. He was… - Robert Heilbroner
"Adam Smith was not the proponent of any one class. He was a slave to his system. His whole economic philosophy stemmed from his unquestioning faith in the ability of the market to guide the system to its point of highest return. The market-that wonderful social machine-would take care of society's needs if it was left alone. Don't try to do good, says Smith. Let good emerge as the by-product of selfishness."

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