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The superfluities of a rich nation furnish a better object of trade than the necessities of a poor one. It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Rich
Necessities
Nations
Commercial
Interest
Object
Poor
Everywhere
Found
Trade
Better
Objects
World
Nation
Superfluities
Wealth
Furnish

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