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It Is Not By Augmenting The Capital Of The Country, But By Rendering A Greater Part Of That Capital Active And Productive Than Would Otherwise Be So, That The Most Judicious Operations Of Banking Can Increase The Industry Of The Country.

-Adam Smith

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It Is Not By Augmenting The Capital

Adam Smith

It Is Not By Augmenting The Capital Of The Country, But By Rendering A Greater Part Of That Capital Active And Productive Than Would Otherwise Be So, That The Most Judicious Operations Of Banking Can Increase The Industry Of The Country.

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