The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition... is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration.


The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh: The nature and causes of the wealth of nations (ed. 1811)


The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition... is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural...

The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition... is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural...

The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition... is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural...

The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition... is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural...