“Before, the patriot, unless sufficiently advanced to feel the world his country, wished all countries weak, poor, and ill-governed but his own; he now sees in their wealth and progress a direct source of wealth and progress to his own country.”~ John Stuart Mill, from his speech 'England Under Free Trade: An Address Delivered to the Sheffield Junior Liberal Association, 8th November, 1881' (quoted in The Atlantic's article 'No One Wins a Trade War.' Hat tip Tony Morley)
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