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Labour was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. – Adam Smith

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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. – Adam Smith

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To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers. – Adam Smith

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Labor was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things. – Adam Smith

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Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. – Ayn Rand

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A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. – Jonathan Swift

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