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The Wealth of Nations Quotes

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1937), Book I, Chapter II, Page 14
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Adam Smith (The Wealth of Nations Book Quotes)
  • Book: The Wealth of Nations
  • Writer: Adam Smith
  • Genre: Philosophy, Economics
  • Published: 1776
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