Adam Smith, who is well known as the father of capitalism, was born in Scotland in 1723. After turning fifteen, he went to Glasgow University, where he majored in moral philosophy. A short two years later he carried his education on to Balliol College, in Edinburgh. While there, he began giving public speeches. At the age of twelve he had already began his studies at Edinburgh and was very successful at school; he became the leading …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

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