Adam Smith, in Wealth of Nations, Cosimo, Inc., 01 November 2007, p. 19
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The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another … is common to all men, and to be found in no other Race race of animals.
— Adam Smith on Barter
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About Adam Smith
Adam Smith (16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish-born economist and philosopher, widely considered the "father of modern economics".
About Adam Smith
Adam Smith (16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish-born economist and philosopher, widely considered the "father of modern economics".
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