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The quotation below is in a discussion by the characters of a world- 
famous novel which, I am inclined to think the majority of the list  
members have read (most probably, in their teens):    
 
"You may be cajoled into imagining that your own special trade or your  
own industry will be encouraged by a protective tariff, but it stands to  
reason that such legislation must in the long run keep away wealth from  
the country, diminish the value of our imports, and lower the general  
conditions of life in this island."   
 
The discussion takes place in Chapter 4 and its outcome is of crucial  
importance to the story as a whole.   
 
What is the title of the book containing this remarkable piece of  
economics, a book widely read for almost a hundred years and more  
than once made into a movie?    
 
Good luck! 
Yuri Tulupenko 
 
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