The impulses it praised and sought through state-action to express were, indeed, different from those upon which Smith laid emphasis; and he would doubtless have stood aghast at the way in which his thought was turned to ends of which he did not dream.
Laski critiques the misinterpretation of Adam Smith's ideas, suggesting that they were used for purposes he never intended.
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Where mistakes are made, where there is corruption, or dishonesty, or abuse, it can be brought home forthwith to its authors.
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What is needed is a patriot king who will destroy corruption and awaken the spirit of liberty.
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