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pythonCode/personTestingOutput/hertecon.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ the thirteen colonies and the rest of the world.</p>
 
 <p>It was not a coincidence that the same year that saw the
 Declaration of Independence also saw the publication of Adam
-<ent type='PERSON'>Smith</ent>'s Wealth of <ent type='ORG'>Nations</ent>. Both represented the ideas of the
+Smith's Wealth of Nations. Both represented the ideas of the
 age. When <ent type='PERSON'>Smith</ent> spoke of a "system of natural liberty" in
 which, "every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of
 justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interests
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ economic vision of most of those who fought for freedom from
 <ent type='NORP'>British</ent> imperialism in the thirteen colonies.</p>
 
 <p>Following independence, the thirteen independent states were
-loosely bound together by <ent type='ORG'>the Articles</ent> of Confederation. Many
+loosely bound together by the Articles of Confederation. Many
 of the Founding Fathers, however, raised concerns about
 economic policies which the sovereign states were
 implementing. They had introduced various forms of economic
-nationalism into their relationships with not only <ent type='NORP'>European</ent>
+nationalism into their relationships with not only European
 countries, but also among themselves.</p>
 
 <p>They imposed tariffs against the goods of other states. They
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ were all practicing that against which they had fought in the
 war for independence.</p>
 
 <p>To overcome these economic barriers, the writers of the
-Constitution (that replaced <ent type='ORG'>the Articles</ent> of Confederation in
+Constitution (that replaced the Articles of Confederation in
 1787) included in Article 1, Section 8 that, "the <ent type='ORG'>Congress</ent>
 shall have the Power . . . To regulate <ent type='ORG'>Commerce</ent> with foreign
-<ent type='ORG'>Nations</ent>, and among the several <ent type='GPE'>States</ent> . . ."</p>
+Nations, and among the several States . . ."</p>
 
 <p>For many, the meaning of "to regulate" in the Constitution was
 meant to prohibit economic nationalism and make the several
 states a single, unified free trade area. Most of the Founding
 Fathers were very familiar with the free trade ideas of
 <ent type='NORP'>Scotsmen</ent> like <ent type='PERSON'>Adam Smith</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>David Hume</ent> and their <ent type='NORP'>French</ent>
-colleagues, the <ent type='PERSON'>Physiocrats</ent>. They knew that these free traders
+colleagues, the <ent type='NORP'>Physiocrats</ent>. They knew that these free traders
 were correct when they advocated the free movement of goods,
 men, and ideas from one part of the globe to another. Freedom
 and prosperity were to be linked together in one system of
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ people, and substitutes in its place dependence upon
 governmental favoritism." It created, President <ent type='PERSON'>Cleveland</ent>
 said, the spirit of governmental "paternalism."</p>
 
-<p>While the United <ent type='GPE'>States</ent> government never completely removed
+<p>While <ent type='GPE'>the United</ent> States government never completely removed
 itself from the economic affairs of the people, broad economic
 freedom was more the rule than the exception in the last
 century. Why? To quote Daniel <ent type='PERSON'>Webster</ent> once more, "The general
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ freedom of commercial intercourse and unrestrained action."
 Economic liberty, <ent type='PERSON'>Webster</ent> argued, was "the general tide of
 opinion."</p>
 
-<p>In our time, the general tide of opinion in the United <ent type='GPE'>States</ent>
+<p>In our time, the general tide of opinion in <ent type='GPE'>the United</ent> States
 has not been kind to either freedom of commercial intercourse
 or unrestrained individual action. The reverse has been the
 case. Listen to two voices from the contemporary business
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ little?</p>
 <p>The only solution to government regulation and redistribution
 of wealth in 20th century <ent type='GPE'>America</ent> is an amendment to the
 Constitution that recognizes and guarantees a separation of
-the economy and the <ent type='ORG'>State</ent>. Only the establishment of economic
+the economy and the State. Only the establishment of economic
 freedom on a par with freedom of speech, religion and the
 press can assure that there will be fewer ambiguities
 concerning the rights of the people and their economic
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ interact, a renewed faith in free men and an understanding of
 the peace and prosperity that can only come from unhampered
 free markets and free trade.</p>
 
-<p>Professor <ent type='PERSON'>Ebeling</ent> is the <ent type='PERSON'>Ludwig von</ent> Mises Professor of
+<p>Professor Ebeling is the <ent type='PERSON'>Ludwig von</ent> Mises Professor of
 Economics at <ent type='ORG'>Hillsdale College</ent> in <ent type='GPE'>Michigan</ent> and also serves as
 Vice-President of <ent type='ORG'>Academic Affairs</ent> of The Future of Freedom
-<ent type='ORG'>Foundation</ent>, P.O. Box 9752, <ent type='GPE'>Denver</ent>, CO 80209.
+Foundation, P.O. Box 9752, <ent type='GPE'>Denver</ent>, CO 80209.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 From the July 1990 issue of <ent type='ORG'>FREEDOM DAILY</ent>,
-Copyright (c) 1990, The Future of Freedom <ent type='ORG'>Foundation</ent>,
+Copyright (c) 1990, The Future of Freedom Foundation,
 PO Box 9752, <ent type='GPE'>Denver</ent>, <ent type='GPE'>Colorado</ent> 80209, 303-777-3588.
 Permission granted to reprint; please give appropriate credit
-and send one copy of reprinted material to the <ent type='ORG'>Foundation</ent>.
+and send one copy of reprinted material to the Foundation.
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