Adam Smith (1723–1790) Scottish moral philosopher and political economist
Source: (1776), Book V, Chapter II Part II, p. 893.
“II. The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary.”
Source: (1776), Book V, Chapter II, Part II, p. 892.
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