The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived…

The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the interest, or more properly speaking, for the ease of the masters.

Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations · 1776

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Academia Higher education

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1776

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Adam Smith

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Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, edited by Edwin Cannan. The Modern Library,, bk. 5, ch. 1, pt. 3.

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Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. Vol. 2, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1776, bk. 5, ch. 1, pt. 3.

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