Wealth brings with it its own checks and balances. The basis of political economy is non-interference. The only safe rule is fou

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Wealth brings with it its own checks and balances. The basis of political economy is non-interference. The only safe rule is fou

nd in the self-adjusting meter of demand and supply. Do not legislate. . . . make equal laws: secure life and property, and you need not give charity. Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue, and they will do themselves justice, and property will not be in bad hands. In a free and just commonwealth, property rushes from the idle [lazy] and brainless, to the industrious, brave, and persevering.
Read the quotation by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

According to both Emerson and Adam Smith, what guarantees success in a free market system?

individual freedom
public ownership
government regulation
trade barriers

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Shtirlitz [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T22:57:22+03:00

Shtirlitz [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

A. Individual Freedom

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lukranit [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-19T21:28:59+03:00

Based on the given excerpt above quoted from Ralph Waldo Emerson, it clearly describes what can make someone successful in the market. And according to both Adam Smith and Emerson, what guarantees this success in a free market system is individual freedom. Answer is the first option.