text_original: Walpole applied himself at home to the work of what has since been called Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform. He was the first great English finance minister ; perhaps we may say he was the first English minister who ever sincerely re  garded the development of national prosperity, the just and equal distribution of taxation, and the light  ening of the load of financial burdens, as the most Digiti zed by Google I 1721 ANTICIPATIONS OF FREE TRADE. 301 important business of a statesman.
text_transcription: WALPOLE APPLIED HIMSELF AT HOME TO THE WORK OF WHAT HAS SINCE BEEN CALLED PEACE RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM HE WAS THE FIRST GREAT ENGLISH FINANCE MINISTER PERHAPS WE MAY SAY HE WAS THE FIRST ENGLISH MINISTER WHO EVER SINCERELY REGARDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY THE JUST AND EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF TAXATION AND THE LIGHTNING OF THE LOAD OF FINANCIAL BURDENS AS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF A STATESMAN
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