# Quote — P.J. O'Rourke, On The Wealth of Nations

> When Adam Smith was being incomprehensible, he didn't have the luxury of brief, snappy technical terms as a shorthand for incoherence.

- Author: [P.J. O'Rourke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/pj-orourke.md)
- Book: [On The Wealth of Nations](https://www.leafyquotes.com/pj-orourke/on-the-wealth-of-nations.md)
- Page: 22
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