Without comparable units of measurement, it was difficult if not impossible to monitor markets, to compare regional prices for basic commodities, or to regulate food supplies effectively.

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#TheState is the vexed institution that is the ground of both our #freedoms and our #unfreedoms. [Our task is] to weigh judiciously the benefits of certain state interventions against their costs.

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