With respect to its colonies, British mercantilism meant that the government and the merchants became partners with the goal of increasing political power and private wealth, to the exclusion of other empires.
Censorship can affect a free society by limiting the words and actions of people who wish to express themselves in certain ways. This restriction of freedom however is often necessary in order to preserve a functioning society.
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