"It is clear that the more the commercial tendency prevails, the weaker the tendency to war must become."
Benjamin Constant
French intellectual and politician
1767-1830
French intellectual and politician
1767-1830
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The Commercial Tendency
"It is clear that the more the commercial tendency prevails, the weaker the tendency to war must become."
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Well, i read Bastiat use to say something like "if the goods dont pass the borders, the armys will..." (or something close).
Nice blog. Put you on my reader.
-Rigo.
Yes, Bastiat said that. Interestingly, Constant died about ten years before Bastiat began writing in ernest.
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