It is not from the benevolence of the...

Adam smith - it is not from the benevolence of the butcher,...
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self - Interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self - Love, and never talk to them of our own neccessities but of their advantages.
Adam Smith


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