On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The present increase of commerce is not to be attributed to ministers, or to any political contrivances, but to its own natural operation in consequence of peace.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The present increase of commerce is not to be attributed to ministers, or to any political contrivances, but to its own…”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," this attributes the growth of commerce to its natural operation during times of peace, not to political actions.
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