"On the contrary, if the man within condemns us, the loudest acclamations of mankind appear but as the noise of ignorance and folly, and whenever we assume the character of this impartial judge, we cannot avoid viewing our actions with his distaste and dissatisfaction."
The Theory of Moral Sentiments [2nd ed.]
9 entries in the ESTC (1761, 1764, 1767, 1774, 1777, 1781, 1790, 1792, 1793, 1797).<br>
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Text from <u>The Theory of Moral Sentiments. By Adam Smith, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow.</u> 2nd ed. (London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T204238">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=bZhZAAAAcAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;<br>
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Reading Adam Smith, <u>The Theory of Moral Sentiments</u>, ed. D.D. Raphael and A.L. Macfie (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1984).