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.
Separation of powers
The Spirit of the Laws, Book XX, Chapter 2: Of the Spirit of Commerce
1748
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