How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others.
Adam SmithSource: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, part 1 (1759)
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How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others.
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