Trade and commerce are the sinews that bind civilizations to... - Fernand Braudel

"Trade and commerce are the sinews that bind civilizations together across vast distances."

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Historian French 1902–1985

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"Geography is destiny."

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"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."