The Essays of Adam Smith: Part III, Chapter III - Of the Influence and Authority of Conscience.by@smithadam
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The Essays of Adam Smith: Part III, Chapter III - Of the Influence and Authority of Conscience.

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BUT though the approbation of his own conscience can scarce, upon some extraordinary occasions, content the weakness of man; though the testimony of the supposed impartial spectator of the great inmate of the breast, cannot always alone support him; yet the influence and authority of this principle is, upon all occasions, very great; and it is only by consulting this judge within, that we can ever see what relates to ourselves in its proper shape and dimensions; or that we can ever make any proper comparison between our own interests and those of other people.

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