I think that Smith was referring to trees and branches.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 11:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] Re: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength > If the rod be bent too much one way, says the proverb, in order to > make it straight you must bend it as much the other. Adam Smith That only works for blacksmiths and when the rod is red-hot. For ordinary mortals and a cold iron rod, you gots to bend it *further* back in order for it to be straight. - Mike -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ [email protected] /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
