Adam Smith's Quote - People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment

Quote by Adam Smith

People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment

People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. – Adam Smith

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