...ignorant as possible for a human to become. . . . His dexterity at this own particular trade seems in this manner to be acquired at the expense of his...is, the great body of the people, must necessarily fall.8 Liberalism is essentially an elitist doctrine, but it is also sophisticated in its emphasis...

...a society with an advanced division of labor, "his dexterity at his own particular trade seems ... to be acquired at the expense of his intellectual, social, and martial virtues" ( WN 782). Smith seems to regret extremely the loss of the martial spirit that would characterize society...

...lacking in 'generous, noble, or tender sentiment' - Smith comments that 'in every improved and civilized society this is the state into which the labouring...great body of the people, must necessarily fall'. The sub-group is thus what would otherwise be known as the working class. The 'whole body of the people',...

...a society with an advanced division of labor, "his dexterity at his own particular trade seems ... to be acquired at the expense of his intellectual, social, and martial virtues" (WN 782). Smith seems to regret extremely the loss of the martial spirit that would characterize society...

...passage, with its almost Marxian overtones, concludes: 'His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense of his...social and martial virtues. But in every improved and civilized society this is the stage which the labouring poor, that is the great body of the people,...

...other employment than that to which he has been bred. His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense of his...social, and martial virtues. But in every improved and civilized society this is the state into which the labouring poor, that is, the great body of the people,...

...intellectual, social and martial virtues. But in every improved and civilized society this is the stage which the labouring poor, that is the great body of the people, must necessarily fall into, unless government takes some pains to prevent it'.1' The last half of the concluding sentence...

...manual workers were unfit for the duties of government: His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense of his...intellectual, social, and martial virtues. But in every improvement and civilized society this is the state into which the laboring poor, that is. the greater...

...loses, therefore the habit of such exertion . . . His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense of his intellectual, social and martial virtues. (Smith 1937: 734-735) It seems to be this sort of labor that Smith had in mind when he wrote that by...

...is possible for a human creature to become. . . . His dexterity in his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense of his intellectual, social, and martial virtues."21 From Smith's observations, of 200-plus years ago, economists developed the fundamental...