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" By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends 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 is in this, as in many... "
Ecological Economics: An Introduction - Page 310
by Michael Common, Sigrid Stagl - 2005 - 592 pages
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the 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. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. With a comm ...

Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the 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. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no...
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Public Economy for the United States

Calvin Colton - 1848 - 556 pages
...manner that its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain ; and he is in that, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand, to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always worse for the society, that it was no part...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart, Volume 9

Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 502 pages
...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 by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it the worse for the society that it was no part...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart: Lectures on political economy ... To ...

Dugald Stewart - 1856 - 512 pages
...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 by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it the worse for the society that it was no part...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. A careful ...

Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 pages
...industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the 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. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no...
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Essays in Political and Moral Philosophy

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie - 1879 - 510 pages
...promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. 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.'* The process of specialization which has differentiated...
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Premises of Free Trade Examined: Also Reviews of Bastiat's "Sophisms of ...

George Basil Dixwell - 1883 - 240 pages
...nevertheless, unintentionally promote that of the society, added the words, — " and he (the individual) is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention ; " but it will be observed that Adam Smith had not the folly...
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Which? Protection, Free Trade, Or Revenue Reform: A Collection of the Best ...

H. W. Furber - 1884 - 554 pages
...industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the 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. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no...
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Which? Protection, Free Trade, Or Revenue Reform: A Collection of the Best ...

H. W. Furber - 1884 - 540 pages
...industry' in such a manner as its produce may be of the 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. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no...
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