J.A. Hobson (1858–1940) English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism
section 11, p. 422
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production (1906), Ch. XVII Civilisation and Industrial Development
“… every nation which makes no forward progress sinks lower and lower, and must ultimately fall”
Source: The National System of Political Economy (1841), p. 8
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