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Commerce and liberty, the two main sources of power to Great Britain, ii. 87. great increase of, in America, ii. 112.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgCommerce and liberty, the two main sources of power to Great Britain, ii. 87. great increase of, in America, ii. 112.
Burke identifies commerce and liberty as essential sources of power for Great Britain.
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Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.
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