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But then this only illustrates the unwisdom of arguing about economic arrangements in the abstract.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “But then this only illustrates the unwisdom of arguing about economic arrangements in the abstract.”
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Morley emphasizes the importance of context in evaluating economic systems rather than relying on abstract arguments.
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