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Adam Smith: The machines that...

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The machines that are first invented to perform any particular movement are always the most complex, and succeeding artists generally discover that, with fewer wheels the same effects may be more easily produced.

Source: Essays on Philosophical Subjects, sct. 4, 1795.
-- Adam Smith, (Jun 5 1723-1790), Scottish economist; He laid the foundation for classical economics with An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776.


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