"It is therefore wish'd that all commerce..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
It is therefore wish'd that all commerce were as free between all the nations of the world as it is between the several counties of England.
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“Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our Language or Customs, any more than they can acquire our Complexion.”
“Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment.”
“He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines.”
More on Trade
“I call the Lancashire trade immoral, because it was raised and is sustained on the ruin of millions of India's peasants.”
“It would be good for the workers in Vietnam even as it helps make sure that they're not undercutting competition here in the United States.”
“No nation has ever been ruined by trade.”
More on Economics
“Capitalism in its imperialistic stage is a system which regards war as a legitimate method for solution of international disputes - a method which is legitimate in fact if not legally so.”
“No single piece of macroeconomic advice given by the experts to their government has ever had the results predicted.”
“The chief difference between free capitalism and State socialism seems to be this: that under the former a man pursues his own advantage openly, frankly and honestly, whereas under the latter he does so hypocritically and under false pretenses.”