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England and America owe their liberty to commerce, which created a new species of power to undermine the feudal system. But let them beware of the consequences: the tyranny of wealth is still more galling and debasing than that of rank.
Mary Wollstonecraft Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
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England and America owe their liberty to commerce, which created a new species of power to undermine the feudal system. But let them beware of the consequences: the tyranny of wealth is still more galling and debasing than that of rank.
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Mary Wollstonecraft

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

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