It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact; and great trade will always be attended with considerable abuses. The contraband will always keep … - Edmund Burke

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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact; and great trade will always be attended with considerable abuses. The contraband will always keep pace in some measure with the fair trade. It should stand as a fundamental maxim, that no vulgar precaution ought to be employed in the cure of evils, which are closely connected with the cause of our prosperity.