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Richard Cobden

The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices.

Richard Cobden

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Freedom advances primarily when societies remain peaceful, engage in trade, and ensure that education is widely available. These factors have a greater impact on liberty than the actions taken by governments or diplomats.

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