Commerce is really fatal to morality; the spirit of trade is... - Hume, David

This quote is attributed to Hume, David.

"Commerce is really fatal to morality; the spirit of trade is incompatible with the true spirit of virtue."

Hume, David Work

Philosopher Scottish 1711–1776

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