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Our founding fathers knew when to build, and when to fight — and what to build, and what to fight.
The
American colonies must have been an unruly place, full as they were of
religious fanatics and slave traders, second sons and fortune hunters,
criminals and former political prisoners, and all manner of people in
between. The first settlements hugged the coast, where one set of
adventurers looked seaward while another looked to the interior
wilderness. It was, in retrospect, almost inevitable that North America
would quickly become the wealthiest place in the world by the 17th century.
Why?
Because those seditionists, fanatics, and gamblers were impossible to
rule. While we are counting our blessings this Thanksgiving, let’s not
forget to count that one: Our ancestors did not much like being told
what to do, and we — and the world — are immeasurably richer and happier
for that.
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