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English Economist, Historian of Mercantilism, London Property Developer, and Financial Speculator
: An English economist, physician, and financial speculator. Historians of mercantilism consider him to be one of the first proponents of the free market. In the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, he became an active London property developer and helped to pioneer fire insurance and mortgages as a means of financing such developments. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #6 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Society and Freedom
“A free People have more to lose than Slaves, and their Success is better Rewarded than by any Mercenary Pay, and therefore, make a better Resistance: It was the Freedom of the Grecians and Romans that raised their Courage, and had an equal Share in raising their Empires, with their Millitary Discipline: The free City of Tire put Alexander to more Trouble to Conquer, than all the Citys of Asia.”
Source: "A Discourse on Trade," by Nicholas Barbon, 1690. Of the Use and Benefit of Trade
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