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The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of educati
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"The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices"

- Richard Cobden

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Richard Cobden between June 3, 1804 and April 2, 1865. He/she was a famous Businessman from United Kingdom. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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