Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.
-- Adam Smith
   
Adam Smith   Name:
Adam Smith
Type:
Economist
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth:
June 5, 1723
Death:
July 17, 1790
https://www.nutquote.com/quote/Adam_Smith