Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether pec...

Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.

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Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist

June 5th, 1723 - July 17th, 1790

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