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But if anyone supposes that there was no commercial fraud in the middle ages, let him study the commercial legislation of england for that period, and his mind will be satisfied, if he has a mind to be satisfied and not only a fancy to run away with him.
-Goldwin Smith
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Goldwin Smith
But if anyone supposes that there was no commercial fraud in the middle ages, let him study the commercial legislation of england for that period, and his mind will be satisfied, if he has a mind to be satisfied and not only a fancy to run away with him.
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