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Smith's moral and economic thought are one system: sympathy, self-interest, and markets together produce both virtue and prosperity.
self-and-identity
bring him into society and he is immediately provided with the mirror … all his own passions will immediately become the causes of new passions
VLA-1677387D-RC-038the moral sentiments of approval and disapproval … are founded on the 'strongest and most vigorous passions of human nature'
VLA-1677387D-RC-045ambition-and-status
To be prudent is to pay attention to one's health, fortune, rank, and reputation … sacrifice present advantage for greater return later
VLA-1677387D-RC-056probity and punctuality are 'the principal virtues of a commercial nation'
VLA-1677387D-RC-058mind-and-cognition
wonder is excited by what is new and singular, and admiration by what is great and beautiful … surprise passes then he asserts…
VLA-1677387D-RC-027political rule develops from tangible personal physical power to the abstract impersonal authority of the rule of law
VLA-1677387D-RC-024Illuminates
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