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Adam Smith: “We are not going to have more economic opportunity in this country if we have less influence in the world.”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
We are not going to have more economic opportunity in this country if we have less influence in the world.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith emphasizes the link between global influence and economic opportunity.

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