1.Ofcourse,itwouldbeasdangeroustooverreacttohistorybyconcludingthatthemajoritymustnowbewrongaboutexpansionasitwouldbetore-enacttheresponsethatgreetedthesuggestionthatthecontinentshaddrifted.
2.Whilethefactofthisconsumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:whoweretheconsumers?Whatweretheirmotives?Andwhatweretheeffectofthenewdemandforluxuries?
3.Althoughithasbeenpossibletoinferfromthegoodsandservicesactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtradesthoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactualconsumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.
4.Withrespecttotheirreasonsforimmigrating,Grassydoesnotdenytheirfrequentlynotedfactthatsomeoftheimmigrantsofthe1630’s,mostnotablytheorganizersandclergy,advancedreligiousexplanationsfordeparture,buthefindsthatsuchexplanationsusuallyassumedprimacyonlyinretrospect.
5.Ifwetaketheage-andsex-specificunemploymentratesthatexistedin1956(whentheoverallunemploymentratewas4.1percent)andweightthembytheage-andsex-specificsharesofthelaborforcethatprevailcurrently,theoverallunemploymentratebecomes5percent.
6.HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwantwhatwasobviouslya“stepup”towardwhatallAmericansaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup:moneyandpower.
7.Unlessproductivitygrowthisunexpectedlylarge,however,theexpansionofrealoutputmusteventuallybegintoslowdowntotheeconomy’slargerrungrowthpotentialifgeneralizeddemandpressuresonpricesaretobeavoided.
8.However,wheninvestmentflowsprimarilyinonedirection,asitgenerallydoesfromindustrialtodevelopingcountries,theseeminglyreciprocalsource-basedrestrictionsproducerevenuesacrificesprimarilybythestatereceivingmostoftheforeigninvestmentandproducingmostoftheincome―namely,thedevelopingcountrypartner.
9.ThepursuitofprivateinterestswithaslittleinterferenceaspossiblefromgovernmentwasseenastheroadtohumanhappinessandprogressratherthanthepublicobligationandinvolvementinthecollectivecommunitythatemphasizedbytheGreeks.
10.Thedefenselawyerreliedonlong-standingprinciplesgoverningtheconductofprosecutingattorneys:asquasi-judicialofficersofthecourttheyareunderadutynottoprejudiceaparty’scasethroughoverzealousprosecutionortodetractfromtheimpartialityofcourtroomatmosphere.