Original sentence: The aim was to establish a fully free-trade economy in order to decrease the price of basic food products (such as bread and agricultural produce), to support the performance of agriculture and industry, and, thus, to weave stronger commercial bonds — supposedly the guarantors of peace — with the other nations
Edited sentence: The aim was to establish a fully free-trade economy in order to decrease the price of basic food products (such as bread and agricultural produce), to support the performance of agriculture and industry, and, thus, to weave stronger commercial bonds—supposedly the guarantors of peace—with the other nations