[lemura]

read a little more Adam Smith. In at least four cases, the father of free trade wrote, it must be "advantageous to lay some burden upon foreign (imports)," i.e., impose tariffs...

It's obvious you've never read Wealth of Nations. If you had, you would never have quoted the reference to Smith's four exceptions since they in no way support your position for protectionist tariffs. Nice bluff, however, FR is a tougher forum than what you're probably used to.

[Nephi]

Bluff? I quoted him, which is more than you were capable of.

[meadsjn]

FR is a tougher forum than what you're probably used to

Nephi has been here since 1998, and you've been here nine months -- you're just a newborn.

[Racehorse]

It's obvious you've never read Wealth of Nations.

Don't know about others, but I have.

If you had, you would never have quoted the reference to Smith's four exceptions since they in no way support your position for protectionist tariffs. Nice bluff, however, FR is a tougher forum than what you're probably used to.

Time for you to reread Smith.  What you want is in Book Four, Chapter Two.  The information is not so easily laid out, but it is there.  Buchannan got it right.