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Not who you're looking for? Others named Adam Smith: Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–179 · English association football player, born February 1985 · British television director · American swimmer (1903–1985)
“How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.”
“A very poor man may be said in some sense to have a demand for a coach and six; he might like to have it; but his demand is not an effectual demand, as the commodity can never be brought to market in order to satisfy it.”
“His capital is continually going from him in one shape, and returning to him in another, and it is only by means of such circulation, or successive exchanges, that it can yield him any profit. Such capitals, therefore, may very properly be called circulating capitals.”
“I have no great faith in political arithmetic, and I mean not to warrant the exactness of either of these computations.”
“IV. Every tax ought to be contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.”
“Smith "wrote that the ultimate goal of business is not to make a profit. Profit is just the means. The goal is general welfare."”
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Adam James Smith is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for and captains Premier League club Bournemouth. He has also represented England at under-21 level.
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