Adam Smith
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
This goo was worth a point in January 2026.
publication date: Sunday, January 25, 2026 (part of January 2026)
category: 
Philosophy
clue: If you believe that the private accumulation of vast Wealth is in a Nation's interest to avoid, then your Sentiment is that it's not Moral to follow blindly the free-market model of capitalism introduced to the world by this influential Scottish economist and philosopher.
explanation: Smith was an 18th-century economist whose works The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations laid the foundation for free-market capitalism. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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