Parliamentary and Political Influence
- When
- 17 February 1792
- Where
- House of Commons
William Pitt praised the treatise in the Commons in 1792, and it was quoted by Whitbread, Fox, and Wilberforce in debates that year.
On 17 February 1792 Prime Minister William Pitt praised Smith in the House of Commons, citing the author of the celebrated treatise on the Wealth of Nations and his extensive knowledge of detail and depth of philosophical research. In the same year Samuel Whitbread MP and Fox quoted the book, on the division of labour, in the debate on the armament against Russia, and William Wilberforce cited it in introducing his Bill against the slave trade.
Sources
- The Wealth of Nations Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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