Trade should stay open. Tariffs shield inefficient firms, raise prices, and misallocate labor; wealth comes from division of labor and free exchange.
Keep trade open. Like water, it flows where needed; open markets push us to adapt, innovate, and cultivate inner strength.
Tariffs protect a few, choke the many, and invite retaliation. A prince should grow power by wealth and alliances, not trap the economy in protection.
Tariffs punish the poor and crush small artisans. My people know resilience comes from fair exchange and solidarity, not walls that hide us from each other.
