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Thus far in history trade has preceded political power; now political power is to precede trade.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Thus far in history trade has preceded political power; now political power is to precede trade.”
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Sumner discusses the reversal of the usual order where political power now precedes trade.
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