"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. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our necessities but of their advantages." -- The Wealth of Nations, vol. 1, bk. 1, ch. 2.
Works of Adam Smith On-line
- An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [Text at vt.edu]
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