Gene Epstein on the beginning of modern economics

It did not all start with Adam [Smith].  It started with a bunch of people.  Intellectual history is not a popularity contest.  We accord it according to originality, pioneering work and merit.  We have integrity.

~ Gene Epstein, "Is Adam Smith the Founding Father of Economics?," The Soho Forum, 1:26:30 mark, June 13, 2017