There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous a fertile soil, busy workshops, easy conveyance for men and goods from place to place. (Francis Bacon)

There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous a fertile soil, busy workshops, easy conveyance for men and goods from place to place.

Francis Bacon

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