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The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workma

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. – 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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Empire
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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. – Adam Smith

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I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. Weve been taught that silence would save us, but it wont. – Audre Lorde

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Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and thats why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one. – Shane Warne

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There is no passion so contagious as that of fear. – Michel de Montaigne

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