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Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but…

Quote byAdam Smith · 1723–1790

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book IV, Chapter I, p. 471..

English (original)

Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but money can serve no other purpose besides purchasing goods.

— Adam Smith

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