The meaning of this quote "A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say; we did it ourselves" means if the leader is unknown to many people once he has finished or achieved a remarkable goal other people (such as Laozi) can steal the glory and be remembered for something they didn't do.
Because more factories were made in new england states during colonial times and which meant they had more developed factories, and many immigrants were moving to America during this era (particularly New York.)
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became more common in northern Europe, and Protestants tended to interpret witchcraft as making a pact with the Devil
