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To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.

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Adam Smith

Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)

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    Чтобы основать великую империю с единственной целью - воспитать клиентов, на первый взгляд может показаться, что проект подходит только для нации владельцев магазинов. это, однако, проект, совершенно непригодный для нации владельцев магазинов, но чрезвычайно подходящий для нации, которой управляют владельцы магазинов.

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