Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, or … - Adam Smith

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Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.

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About Adam Smith

Adam Smith (16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish-born economist and philosopher, widely considered the "father of modern economics".

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