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Biography: Adam Smith is known for his seminal work in economics, "The Wealth of ... more Biography: Adam Smith is known for his seminal work in economics, "The Wealth of Nations." Born in 1723 in Scotland, he laid the foundations of classical free-market economic theory. A moral philosopher, Smith's ideas on division of labor and the "invisible hand" have profoundly influenced modern economic thought. less
"No society can surely be flourishing and happy of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable"
Tags: Happiness, Society, Well-being, Social justice, Poverty
"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition"
Tags: Knowledge, Critical thinking, Science, Enlightenment, Skepticism
"The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations"
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