Adam Smith — "The most sacred laws of justice, therefore, are those which guard the life and p…"

The most sacred laws of justice, therefore, are those which guard the life and person of our neighbour; the next are those which guard his property and possessions; and last of all come those which guard what are called his personal rights, or what is due to him from the promises of others.
Adam Smith — Adam Smith Early Modern · Wealth of Nations, capitalism

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part II, Section II, Chapter II

Date: 1759

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