...much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner,...

...much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affection, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. 8 And we are all familiar with the fact that the invisible hand often fails to work its magic in the...

...much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it.36 The principle which makes unknowing, spontaneous coordination possible is voluntary agreement—...

...of industry; and he will always, therefore, endeavour to employ it in the support of that industry of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, or to exchange for the greatest quantity either of money or of other goods. But the annual revenue...

...much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. What is more surprising, the results also show that the market permits the attainment of any efficient allocation...

...good done by those who affected to trade for the public benefit. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. Adam Smith It is no secret that throughout George Soros's extraordinary career as a trader and a philanthropist...

...good done by those who affected to trade for the publick [sic] good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it."4 Notice, however, that professionals do claim to trade for the public good. They claim to care...

...affeeted to trade for the publie good. It is an affeetation, indeed, not very eommon among merehants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it." 1 Not that sentiment does not play a part, and a very important part, in the philosophy of Smith; but...

...'man's knowledge, as Smith knew, is dispersed. As he wrote, "What is the species of domestic industry his capital can employ, and of which the produce is...the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, in his local situation, judges much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him" '(The Fatal...

...much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. (Emphases added.) One plausible interpretation, in light of the spirit of the Enlightenment, is that...