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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

By Adam Smith


“ … HE INTENDS ONLY HIS OWN GAIN, AND HE IS IN THIS, AS IN MANY OTHER CASES, LED BY AN INVISIBLE HAND TO PROMOTE AN END WHICH WAS NO PART OF HIS INTENTION. …” – Adam Smith, ‘An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,’ 1776, Vol. II, Book IV, Chapter II, p. 35…

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