The philosopher David Hume lived here and was regularly visited by the economist Adam Smith and by Dr. Samuel Johnson.
Samuel Johnson and Adam Smith were both economists.
Participants generally believed that the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 should be implemented and assessed before the Congress should consider adding any new legislative requirements; however, participants agreed that much can and should be done by other responsible parties, such as by regulatory and self-regulatory bodies, within their existing authority.