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Adam Smith on self-deceit

By | January 12, 2011

Self-deceit, this fatal weakness of mankind, is the source of half the disorders of human life. If we saw ourselves in the light in which others see us . . . a reformation would generally be unavoidable. We cannot otherwise endure the sight. Adam Smith The Theory of Moral Sentiments, quoted in The Wisdom of [...]

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