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The Great Chessboard
If Britain is a chessboard, then politicians should remember that the ‘pieces’ are alive, and they generally play a better game.
by Adam Smith 1723-1790
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Free Trade and Markets
A Conflict of Interest
Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.
Private Prudence, Public Folly
Adam Smith contrasted the Government’s handling of the national economy with the way most families handled theirs.
A Victim of His Success
Economist Adam Smith so changed the conversation in Britain that most people take his groundbreaking insights for granted.
by Richard Burdon Haldane 1856-1928
Disbanding Empire
Adam Smith could not imagine it would ever happen, but he nevertheless recommended that Britain grant independence to her colonies.
Indian History
An Avoidable Tragedy
Adam Smith argued that the Bengal Famine of 1769 would have been much less of a tragedy under a free trade policy.
Folly and Freedom
Britain’s colonies were founded to supply her Government with gold, but instead they supplied her people with liberty.
