fed speech, 2006-08-25
For example, in an interesting combination of mercantilist thought and social commentary, the reformer Martin Luther wrote in 1524: "But foreign trade, which brings from Calcutta and India and such places wares like costly silks, articles of gold, and spices - which minister only to ostentation but serve no useful purpose, and which drain away the money of the land and people would not be permitted if we had proper government and princes..."
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity