Without trade the world will become what it was once–a hell where only the strongest arm and the heaviest lash was law. The meek will never inherit the earth. Aye, but at least they can be protected by law to live out their lives as they wish.

James Clavell
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We are living in the industrialized world, the year is 2093. After over a century of peace and prosperity, however, it is possible that the world has become too prosperous. The human race has come to depend on wealth, power, and technology to survive. Without trade, peace will be destroyed.

However, there are those who believe that peace should not be traded away for material things. These are the people who think that without trade the world will become what it once was: a hell where only the strongest arm and heaviest lash was law. You can’t take away the people’s freedom to live out their lives as they wish, but at least they can be protected by law to live out their lives as they wish.

Source: Taipan

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