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The importation of gold and silver is not the principal, much less…

Quote byAdam Smith · 1723–1790

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book IV, Chapter I, p. 479..

English (original)

The importation of gold and silver is not the principal, much less the sole benefit which a nation derives from its foreign trade.

— Adam Smith

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