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High wages are both the effect and the natural sign of a nation growing richer
Drawn from what Adam Smith said
What Adam Smith actually said
- Adam Smith Scottish moral philosopher and economist (1723 to 1790)
The liberal reward of labour, therefore, as it is the necessary effect, so it is the natural symptom of increasing national wealth.
Where this was said
↗An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nationsgutenberg.org
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