The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves it is necessary to balance trade in order to ensure freedom the country that wants to die sells only to one country, and the country that wants to survive sells to more than one. (José Martí)

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves it is necessary to balance trade in order to ensure freedom the country that wants to die sells only to one country, and the country that wants to survive sells to more than one.

José Martí

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