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There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.

Adam Smith

Men, like animals, naturally multiply in proportion to the means of their subsistence.
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Animal Born Man Natural Science
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
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
Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good.
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Ambition Goodness Service
The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.
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Cost Man Price Reality Trouble
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.
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Fingers Happiness Wisdom
He is led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.
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End Hands Himself Intention Leadership
The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.
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Cost Man Price Reality Trouble
When profit diminishes, merchants are very apt to complain that trade decays; though the diminution of profit is the natural effect of its prosperity, or of a greater stock being employed in it than before.
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Employment Greatness Loss Natural Profit Prosperity Trade
Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity.
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Difference Food Necessary Worth
All money is a matter of belief.
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Belief Money One Liner
The learned ignore the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of the ideas of their imagination.
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Evidence Ideas Ignorance Imagination Learning
Every man lives by exchanging.
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Generosity Live Man
The proprietor of stock is necessarily a citizen of the world, and is not necessarily attached to any particular country.
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Attachment Citizenship Country Necessary World
It is unjust that the whole of society should contribute towards an expence of which the benefit is confined to a part of the society.
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Injustice Price Profit Society
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

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