Over the centuries man has found only three ways of guarding against this calamity.
He has ensured his continuity by organizing his society around tradition, by handing down the varied and necessary tasks from generation to generation according to custom and usage: son follows father and a pattern is preserved. In ancient Egypt, says Adam Smith, "every man was bounded by a principle of................................................ .................................................. ...............
THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHERS
a book written by author
Robert L. Heilbroner
"The lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers."
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