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Adam Smith

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

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Adam Smith is saying that a society cannot truly succeed or be content if most of its people live in poverty and suffering. He emphasizes that the well-being of the majority is essential for the overall health and happiness of a community.

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