Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations appeared on March 9, 1776. On March 9, 2026, Dan Klein, professor of Economics at George Mason University, published his latest essay at Law & Liberty. The piece explains that the book's teachings functioned as important moral authorizations, because Smith was a moral authority.
The piece appeared in several languages:
English, at Law & Liberty: Adam Smith's Moral Authority
Dutch: Wat Nederland kan leren van een boek uit 1776
German: Die moralische Autorität von ‘76 (and at Substack)
Swedish: Den moraliska auktoriteten från 1776
Danish: Den moralske autoritet fra ´76
Spanish: La autoridad moral de Adam Smith
Brazilian: A autoridade moral de 1776
Italian: L’autorevolezza morale del 1776
Serbian: Moralni autoritet iz ‘76
Slovakian: Morálna autorita roku 1776
Romanian: Autoritatea morală din ’76
Polish: 250 lat „Bogactwa narodów”. Jak Adam Smith zmienił gospodarkę świata
Greek: Η ηθική εξουσία του ’76
Japanese: 1776年の道徳的権威
Korean: 1776년의 도덕적 권위
March 09, 2026