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February 8, 2026

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American politician, scientist, and diplomat, Thoughts on Commercial Subjects (1779), Jay p. 142

And why not?

Did anyone tell Donald Trump?


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