There is no art which one government sooner learns of another, than that of draining… — Adam Smith
There is no art which one government sooner learns of another, than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.
The Wealth of Nations · 1776
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Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, edited by Edwin Cannan. The Modern Library, bk. 5, ch. 2, appendix.
Original citation
Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. Vol. 2, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776, bk. 5, ch. 2, appendix.
