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How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it.
[The Theory of Moral Sentiments] - Adam Smith

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philosopher, 1723 - 1790, though more well known as his work on the economy and economics and the free market in general

Born:5th June, 1723
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Starsign: Gemini

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