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That is weird, people taking a body of work out of context to advance their agenda.

• gumby 3y ago
  That’s basically all advocates of Adam Smith. I doubt that most of them have even read it — they’d be shocked by what he actually wrote.
  • graemep 3y ago
    His detractors do the same.
    • gumby 3y ago
      Quite likely, unfortunately. Having read both The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations I think he's insightful and had his head screwed on properly...and disagree with at least 90% of his fans.