It put the country upon achieving its second independence,--its independence, at least for the necessaries of life, of foreign mechanics, manufacturers, and artisans, as it had already achieved its political independence of foreign kings, aristocracies, and ecclesiastics.
Mann emphasizes the need for the country to achieve economic independence from foreign sources.
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