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It is the enjoyment of free-trade and protection at the same time which has contributed to the unexampled development and marvelous prosperity of the United States.
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James Blaine
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

He argues that the coexistence of free trade and protectionism has driven America's remarkable economic growth.

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