No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Benjamin Franklin

The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1779

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Trade and commerce Economic theory

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Thoughts on Commercial Subjects The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1779

Language

English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father Politician Writer

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United States

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Thoughts on Commercial Subjects." The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1779. London: J. Dodsley, 1780.

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The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.

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Confessions (Rousseau)
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Time
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Les Confessions [The Confessions]. Aux Deux-Ponts: Chez Sanson Et Compagnie, 1789, bk. 9.

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Confessions, translated by Angela Scholar. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 2, bk. 9.

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Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade

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John Newton
Source
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Language
English
Time
1780 1780s 18th century
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Newton, John. "Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade." Letters and Sermons. c. 1780.