ما عجزت عنه كل عنف المؤسسات الإقطاعية، أنجزته ببطء وخفاء تلك القوةُ الصامتة التي تمارسها التجارة الخارجية والصناعة.

“But what all the violence of the feudal institutions could never have effected, the silent and insensible operation of foreign commerce and manufactures gradually brought about.”Adam Smith — The Wealth of Nations: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (2007)