All the improvements in machinery, however, have by no means been the inventions of those who had occasion to use the machines.
Adam Smith
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Wealth of Nations (1776); Exact wording and attribution checked. Discussion of division of labour and invention, Book I Chapter I.
- The Wealth of Nations (1776)
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