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From: raob@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au (richard oxbrow)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: The invisible hand of Adam Smit
Keywords: American education
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Date: 2 Jun 90 14:39:52 GMT
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In article <860@fsu.scri.fsu.edu> sandee@fsu.scri.fsu.edu.UUCP (Daan Sandee) writes:
>In article <76700221@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> >> What are the answers to these questions?
> >> 1.  Who is Adam Smith?
> >> 2.  What is so important about his hand?
> >> 3.  Why is his hand invisible?
> >> 
>This query proves to this European once more the quality of American
....
>Still, A.Smith probably has had more influence on the American way of life
>than even B.Ruth has had. Whereas the influence of Babe Ruth on Europe is
>negligible.
>

more trival ..

	According to my old Economics Prof (a "real" Adam Smith fan) the
only@ people to visit Adams grave are the Japanese and of course himself.
If I remeber correctly both he and the Japanese were suprised by the
condition of his grave (this was 5-15 years ago).

How many of you (europeans) have visited his grave ? 

	richard ..

@. Probably another gross generalisation on the person in charge of the
graveyard.
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