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All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind.
"All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind."— Adam Smith
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Meaning of this quote
The passage condemns powerful people who reserve benefits for themselves and share nothing.
Key takeaway:
Assess leadership by how it treats people outside its inner circle.
Origin of the quote
The Wealth of Nations (1776)
Who actually said this?
VerifiedLocated in the primary text; punctuation may differ by edition.
Source:
The Wealth of Nations (1776)
