The Unselfishess of Free Trade

In 1846, Richard Cobden asked the House of Commons to embrace free trade, as the next of those civilised liberties in which Britain had already led the way. He added that contrary to the fears of some Christians, free trade did not exploit the poor, but brought together those with something to exchange, and appealed to the Golden Rule itself.

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