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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

Peace

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Freedom grows stronger when countries stay peaceful, trade with each other, and share knowledge widely, rather than relying mainly on government officials and diplomats. This means that everyday actions like education and commerce have a bigger impact on freedom than political negotiations alone.

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