Hamilton Wealth Independence Security Manufactures Desk Mat

We live in such interesting times as the world has shifted toward a more neo-mercantilist stance, one that has been echoed throughout the centuries. Founding Father and first United States Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, once wrote the following in his 1791 'Report on Manufactures': "Not only the wealth; but the independence and security of a Country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufactures. Every nation, with a view to those great objects, ought to endeavour to possess within itself all the essentials of national supply." Showcase our changing times with this desk mat featuring Hamilton's astute observation on what is required for a nation's well-being.