In a discussion of wages and labor in the Wealth of Nations (WN), Adam Smith concludes: “No society can be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. It is but equity, besides, that they who feed, clothe, and lodge the whole body of the people, should have such a share of the produce of their own labour as to be themselves tolerably well fed, clothed, and lodged” (Smith [1776] 1994, WN I.viii:90).

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史密斯 300 周年：亚当·斯密谈公平、社会和稳定

在国富论 (WN)中关于工资和劳动的讨论中，亚当·斯密总结道：“没有哪个社会能够繁荣幸福，其中绝大部分成员都处于贫困和悲惨之中。此外，为全体人民提供食物、衣服和住宿的人，应该分享自己的劳动成果，使自己的食物、衣服和住宿都过得很好，这是公平的。”（斯密[1776] 1994，WN I.viii：90）。