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Excerpt from History of the Free-Trade Movement in England

The best reply to this style of argument, founded, as it is, on misrepresentation, is quietly to set forth the exact truth, as embodied in historical and statis tical facts of undeniable authenticity; and this we have endeavoured to do in the little volume which we new venture to present to the public.

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Excerpt from History of the Free-Trade Movement in England

England stands in a peculiar position with respect to the Free-trade System. Its theoretical soundness and practical advantages had been proclaimed by scientific adepts for nearly a century before it was adopted and brought into actual use by the government of any country; and then, it was only by the government of one country. That country was England. In all other states, the amateurs of the science of Political Economy have set at naught the conclusions of its professors, and the action of statesmen with regard to Free Trade has been the very reverse of that advocated by the best thinkers and writers on the subject. Scientific men still persistently advocate the principle; while statesmen (save in the case of England) persistently act in opposition to it. How came England to form that exception 1 This, we think, should afford an. interesting subject for inquiry.

It was in 1752 that David Hume laid the foundation of the science of Political Economy by the publication of his luminous essays on "Commerce," "Money," "Balance of Trade," "Taxes," &c. His treatment of those topics and of others incidentally discussed, such as "Free Trade," "Paper Money," &c., was at once logical and lucid, and exhibited his complete mastery over all these subjects.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.