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Utility is not the first or principal source of moral approval
Drawn from what Adam Smith said
What Adam Smith actually said
- Adam Smith Scottish moral philosopher and economist (1723 to 1790)
But still I affirm, that it is not the view of this utility or hurtfulness which is either the first or principal source of our approbation and disapprobation.
Where this was said
↗The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759; Dublin printing of 1777)gutenberg.org
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