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" ... greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. "
Essays in Political and Moral Philosophy - Page 154
by Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie - 1879 - 483 pages
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 538 pages
...every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the...his own security ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain; and he...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neitherintends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much...his own security ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain ; and he...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. With a comm ...

Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the...his own security ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith - Economics - 1838 - 476 pages
...the society great as he can. He generally, indeed, nci ther intends to promote the public intercM, nor knows how much he is promoting it By preferring...that of foreign industry, he intends only his own vcurity ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value,...
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Public Economy for the United States

Calvin Colton - Economics - 1848 - 556 pages
...as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor know? how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support...his own security ; and by directing that industry in such a manner that its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain ; and...
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Ueber das leitende Princip der Wirthschaftslehre, insbesondere der ...

Julius Mikszewicz - 1852 - 88 pages
...damaligen Staatslehre und der Aufklärungslitteratur jener Zeit die Anschauung der 1) He generaly, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By prefering the iupport of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intendt only his own secnrity; and...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart, Volume 9

Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 502 pages
...every individual therefore labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally indeed neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he ispromotingit. . . . He intends only his own gain ; and he is in this, as in many other cases, led...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart: Lectures on political economy ... To ...

Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 512 pages
...every individual therefore labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally indeed neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he IB promoting it. . . . He intends only his own gain ; and he is in this, as in many other cases, led...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. A careful ...

Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 pages
...every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the...his own security ; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he...
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Which? Protection, Free Trade, Or Revenue Reform: A Collection of the Best ...

H. W. Furber - Free trade - 1884 - 540 pages
...every individual necessarily labors to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the...only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he...
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