He insists that commerce demands a free government for its progress, pointing out, doubtless from his abundant French experience, that an absolute government gives to the commercial class an insufficient status of honor.
Laski asserts that Hume recognized the necessity of a free government for commerce to thrive, drawing from his experiences in France.
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