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SHARERead, Leonard, I, Pencil.
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Charming illustration of the workings of the invisible hand to guide the market and coordinate the division of labor in producing even the simplest of objects—a pencil. As told by the pencil itself.
Smith, Adam, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations par. IV.2.9
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Smith, who coined the term "the invisible hand," here illustrates it. Brief Review of the book.
The cuneiform inscription in the Liberty Fund logo is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.