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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
- Highlight Loc. 6-8 | Added on Saturday, December 14, 2013, 07:06 PM
But this proportion must in every nation be regulated by two different circumstances: first, by the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which its labour is generally applied; and, secondly, by the proportion between the number of those who are employed in useful labour, and that of those who are not so employed.
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
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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 own necessities, but of their advantages. Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. Even a beggar does not depend upon it
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
- Highlight on Page 8 | Loc. 204 | Added on Saturday, December 14, 2013, 08:02 PM
entirely.
引自 the whole book