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And it seems contrary to the nature of commerce, for government to interfere in the prices of commodities.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “And it seems contrary to the nature of commerce, for government to interfere in the prices of commodities.”
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Franklin expresses his belief that government intervention in pricing disrupts the natural flow of commerce.
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