Every man is a customer in proportion to his ability; and as all parts of a nation trade with each other, whatever affects any of the parts must necessarily communicate to the whole.
In "Rights of Man," Paine explains that every individual contributes to commerce according to their means, and problems in one part of a nation inevitably impact the entire system.
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