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At the centre In England trade enriched citizens and made them freer, and that freedom in turn extended commerce and the state's greatness Last stated c. 1733 Holds Voltaire Read this korrent →

Similar wording Trade with Africa would be an inexhaustible source of wealth for British manufacturing, and the slave trade stands in its way Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago Holds Olaudah Equiano
Similar wording A merchant who enriches the country is more useful to a nation than a fashionable lord who fawns at court Last stated c. 1733 Holds Voltaire
Similar wording The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up Last stated c. 1998 Holds Garrett Hardin