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Adam Smith
(baptised 16 Jun 1723 - 17 Jul 1790)
Scottish philosopher who presented a foundation of classical economics in his influential book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), in which he worked out theory of division of labor, money, prices, wages, and distribution.
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Science Quotes by Adam Smith (1)
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
— Adam Smith
An Inquiry into the Nature And Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), Book 5, Ch. 1. In Andrew S. Skinner (ed.), The Wealth of Nations: Books IV-V (1999), 384.
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