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"Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things."

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About Adam Smith

Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher, widely regarded as a foundational thinker in classical economics.

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