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An English university is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and protection after they have been . Hunted out of every corner of the world.

Adam Smith

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
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Flourish Greatness Happiness Misery Poor Society
Mercantile jealousy is excited, and both inflames, and is itself inflamed, by the violence of national animosity.
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Excitement Jealous Nation Violence
To feel much for others and little for ourselves, that to restrain our selfish, and to indulge our benevolent affections, constitutes the perfection of human nature.
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Engagement Feeling Human Nature Perfection Selfish
Man, an animal that makes bargains.
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Animal Man One Liner
Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good.
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Ambition Goodness Service
An instructed and intelligent people are always more decent and orderly than an ignorant and stupid one.
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Ignorance Instruction Intelligence Oneself Order People Stupidity
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.
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Active Country Greatness Production
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.
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Animal Man Race
Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but money can serve no other purpose besides purchasing goods.
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Buy Material Money Price Purpose Service
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
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Conversation End Happiness Leaving People Price Togetherness Trade
The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
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Foundation Man Property
In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that of the soldier predominates over every other character.
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Army Character Military Soldier Stand Trade
Justice, however, never was in reality administered gratis in any country. Lawyers and attornies, at least, must always be paid by the parties; and, if they were not, they would perform their duty still worse than they actually perform it.
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Administration Country Justice Party Pay Performance Reality Responsibility Worst
It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense. They are themselves, always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in the society.
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Economy Greatness King People Pretend Privacy Society
It is the natural effect of improvement, however, to diminish gradually the real price of almost all manufactures.
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Affect Improvement Manufacture Natural Price Reality
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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Customer Discipline Employment Exercise Fear Lose Man Mistake Reality Work

An English university is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and protection after they have been . Hunted out of every corner of the world.

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