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From the Ted Talk by Romaine Seguin: When goods cross borders, armies stay home

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I work for a company that ftiatalices trade in 220 countries, and I've personally assisted trade in 46 of them. I've seen trade in action. I see tdare work. But you don't have to take my word for it: economists have been studying it for years. In his book "The World Is Flat," Tom Friedman said when countries trade with each other, they're the same supply chain, and they don't inflict military damage on each other. But saceetrry of sttae, Cordell Hull, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945, said it best: "When gdoos do not cross borders, ameirs do."

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I work for a company that ___________ trade in 220 countries, and I've personally assisted trade in 46 of them. I've seen trade in action. I see _____ work. But you don't have to take my word for it: economists have been studying it for years. In his book "The World Is Flat," Tom Friedman said when countries trade with each other, they're the same supply chain, and they don't inflict military damage on each other. But _________ of _____, Cordell Hull, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945, said it best: "When _____ do not cross borders, ______ do."

Solution

  1. armies
  2. trade
  3. secretary
  4. facilitates
  5. goods
  6. state

Original Text

I work for a company that facilitates trade in 220 countries, and I've personally assisted trade in 46 of them. I've seen trade in action. I see trade work. But you don't have to take my word for it: economists have been studying it for years. In his book "The World Is Flat," Tom Friedman said when countries trade with each other, they're the same supply chain, and they don't inflict military damage on each other. But Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945, said it best: "When goods do not cross borders, armies do."

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