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Excerpt from The Ideas That Have Influenced Civilization, in the Original Documents, Vol. 10 of 10: 1860 1903
Such attempts by government to control trade are not new, but the Object would seldom be for the good of the whole except where was acknowledged the sovereignty of the people. It is interesting to glance back over such attempts to control industry made by governments, and at the same time compare the efforts made by individuals or classes to control it for their own benefit.
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