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"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest."

— Smith, Adam event 1776

From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Context: On how self-interest, not charity, drives market exchange and serves the common good

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