The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation.
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"The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation." — Adam Smith
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The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation. — Adam Smith
About Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Economist from Kingdom of Great Britain (1723–1790).
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This quote is attributed to Adam Smith, a Economist from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Adam Smith lived from 1723 – 1790.