TURGOT

"Turgot made it clear that the network of detailed mercantilist regulation of industry was not simply intellectual error, but a veritable system of coerced cartelization and special privilege conferred by the State." Murray N Rothbard, em introdução aos pensamentos do francês Turgot sobre a Economia que o cercava. laissez-nous faire e bom-senso econômico na veia!

Que tal o próprio Turgot? [página 6, logo ali, em defesa à divisão do trabalho]:

"The crops which the earth yield to satisfy the different wants of man, cannot usually serve that purpose in the state in which nature gives them; they must undergo various changes and be prepared by art. Wheat must be converted into flour, then into bread; hides must be tanned or dressed; wool and cotton must be spun; silk must be drawn from the cocoon; hemp and flax must be soaked, peeled, spun, and next, different fabrics must be woven from them, and then they must be cut and sewn into garments, footwear, etc. If the same man who, on his own land, cultivates these different articles, and uses them to supply his own wants, was also forced to perform all the intermediate operations himself, it is certain that he would succeed very badly. The greater part of these preparations require care, attention and a long experience, such as are only to be acquired by working continuously and on a great quantity of materials."