The education of the common people requires, perhaps, in a civilized and commercial society, the attention of the public more than that of people of some rank and fortune.
Wealth of Nations, capitalism
The Wealth of Nations, Book V, Chapter I, Part III, Article II
1776
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"The interest of the dealers, however, in any particular branch of trade or manufactures, is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public."
Controversial"The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects."
Controversial"The common people are always more afraid of the king, and the nobility, than of each other."
Controversial"The rich man glories in his riches, because he feels that they naturally draw upon him the attention of the world."
Controversial"The expense of the institutions for education, therefore, may no doubt afford a revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense, and for rewarding a few of the more eminent teachers."
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