The rulers of Great Britain have, for more than a century past, amused the people with the imagination that they possessed a great empire on the west side of the Atlantic. This empire, however, has hitherto existed in imagination only.


Chapter III, Part V, p. 1032 (Last Page). - The Wealth of Nations (1776) - Book V

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The rulers of Great Britain have, for more than a century past, amused the people with the imagination that they possessed a great empire on the west ...

The rulers of Great Britain have, for more than a century past, amused the people with the imagination that they possessed a great empire on the west ...

The rulers of Great Britain have, for more than a century past, amused the people with the imagination that they possessed a great empire on the west ...

The rulers of Great Britain have, for more than a century past, amused the people with the imagination that they possessed a great empire on the west ...