# The Other Adam Smith, Part 5

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-other-adam-smith-part-5>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** June 22, 2016

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George H. Smith discusses Adam Smith’s views on a standing army and his arguments for competition in education.

[Originally published in essay form on October 22, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/other-adam-smith-part-5)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._