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\u201cFree trade has proven the greatest engine of economic growth the world has ever known.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Steele Gordon in An Empire of Wealth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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I will be quoting this book a lot over the next few months. Gordon was an old school centrist conservative when he wrote this book in 2004. I don’t know where he is on the political spectrum now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sunset photo is from Canyon de Chelly. Little did I know that just around the corner I would run into a herd of wild horses. I got some nice photos of them also. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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