Bismarck On Protection

The success of the United States in material development is the inost illns trious of modern times, and still by a system of taxation so indirect as not to be perceived, much less feit. Beoanse it is rny delibérate judgment that the prosperity of the United States is mainly due to its system of protective laws I urge that Germany has now reached that point where it is necessary to imitate the tariff system of the United States. - Bismarok.