Montesquieu — "The natural effect of commerce is to lead to peace. Two nations who traffic with…"

The natural effect of commerce is to lead to peace. Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent; for if one has an interest in buying, the other has an interest in selling; and thus their union is founded on their mutual necessities.
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The Spirit of the Laws, Book XX, Chapter 2: Of the Spirit of Commerce

Date: 1748

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