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The Economic Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Human Freedom
High power energy sources and high access to large amounts of energy through hydrocarbons is probably the most important driver for the liberation of slaves. Because hydrocarbon allows you to have high power on demand. And so that's something that's a lot more valuable than large quantities of energy that appear sporadically, not necessarily when you need them. The increase in productivity brought about by energy is an enormous impact in human immigration and human freedom.
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