The most important piece of information to be gleaned from Adam Smith's masterpiece The Wealth of Nations is found on page 38, volume I (Liberty Fund edition), according to the index. You're reading along, trying to get ideas for your next paper that's due entirely too soon and you can't get anything done on because Anna keeps distracting you for crying out loud, and suddenly you come across the entry:
[Cod used as money, 38.]
And you think, "I had no idea."
kate peisker is sucking my work ethic away.
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