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"All this makes an English merchant justifiably proud and leads him to compare himself, not unreasonably, to a Roman citizen. Nor do the younger sons of English Lords despise commercial matters. . . . [while French nobles] look down on businessmen, and French businessmen hear so much criticism of their profession they are foolish enough to blush. However, I'm not certain who is more useful to a country, a nobleman who knows when the King gets up or goes to bed, and gives himself grand airs while playing the part of a slave in some Minister's hallway, or a business man who makes his country rich . . . and contributes to the well-being of the world."