of the balance of trade-第4部分
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AMSTERDAM got the EAST…INDIA trade from VENICE and GENOA； they also
got the profits and money which arose from it。 Where the seat of
government is transferred； where expensive armies are maintained at a
distance； where great funds are possessed by foreigners； there
naturally follows from these causes a diminution of the specie。 But
these； we may observe； are violent and forcible methods of carrying
away money； and are in time commonly attended with the transport of
people and industry。 But where these remain； and the drain is not
continued； the money always finds its way back again； by a hundred
canals； of which we have no notion or suspicion。 What immense
treasures have been spent； by so many nations； in FLANDERS； since the
revolution； in the course of three long wars？ More money perhaps than
the half of what is at present in EUROPE。 But what has now become of
it？ Is it in the narrow compass of the AUSTRIAN provinces？ No； surely：
It has most of it returned to the several countries whence it came；
and has followed that art and industry； by which at first it was
acquired。 For above a thousand years； the money of EUROPE has been
flowing to ROME； by an open and sensible current； but it has been
emptied by many secret and insensible canals： And the want of industry
and commerce renders at present the papal dominions the poorest
territory in all ITALY。
In short； a government has great reason to preserve with care its
people and its manufactures。 Its money； it may safely trust to the
course of human affairs； without fear or jealousy。 Or if it ever give
attention to this latter circumstance； it ought only to be so far as
it affects the former。
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