Public services are never better performed than when their reward comes only in consequence of their being performed, and is proportioned to the diligence employed in performing them.

Adam Smith
Public services are never better performed than when their reward...
Public services are never better performed than when their reward...
Public services are never better performed than when their reward...
Public services are never better performed than when their reward...
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The idea that public services are only better performed when they are rewarded with compensation is a misconception. Many people believe that when people work hard, they should be compensated in some way. For example, when someone works harder, he or she should be given more money in exchange for their efforts. However, in many cases, this is not the case.

When someone works harder in the service of others, he or she does not receive any extra money for their effort. Even in socialist countries such as China and Russia, the system of communism does not reward people for working hard. This idea of rewarding people based on their efforts is a misconception.

Source: The Wealth Of Nations

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