Adam Smith was thinking beyond the Wealth of Nations, his most famous book, toward a goal of important implications to humanity.
To this day, the path toward the goal continues:
"... Smith believed that it was now possible to develop a genuine Science of Man based on the observation of human nature and human history; a science which would not only explain the principles of social and political organization to be found in different types of society, but would explain the principles of government and legislation that ought to be followed by enlightened rulers who wanted to extend the liberty and happiness of their subjects and the wealth and power of their dominions."
Phillipson, Nicholas, 2010. Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life. 1st Ed. Yale University Press.
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