There is a great deal of ruin in a nation. — Adam Smith, Correspondence
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation. — Adam Smith, Correspondence
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation. — Adam Smith, Correspondence
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation. — Adam Smith, Correspondence
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation. — Adam Smith, Correspondence
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There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.

— Adam Smith, Correspondence
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