Meet the Cast
Pin Makers
Since this is a book about political philosophy and not a story, there aren't really characters in the normal sense. But there are a few groups of people who Adam Smith singles out for special disc...
Schoolteachers
Like he does with the lucky, lucky pin makers, Adam Smith talks about schoolteachers so he can make a general point about all workers. In this case, he brings up schoolteachers to talk about how wo...
Farmers
In Adam Smith's opinion, there's no one in society more productive than a farmer. After all, they grow stuff out of the ground so that the rest of society can survive on their food. But for dumb re...
Colonizers
There are many things that Adam Smith is not a fan of, but one of the big ones is people who take away the natural freedom of others. That's one of the big reasons he doesn't like Britain's colonia...
Corn Merchants
A lot of people in Smith's time wanted to know why there had to be middlemen between farmers and their customers. (Hey, it was a simpler time.) Why should farmers pay money to corn sellers and st...