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The great statesman Edmund Burke spoke eloquently in Parliament in the name of economic freedom and against the creation of unnecessary monopoly - but to no avail.
After the expiration of Watt's patents, not only was there an explosion in the production and efficiency of engines, but also steam power came into its own as the driving force of the Industrial Revolution.
As a result, we find that, far from being driven out of business, "Boulton and Watt for many years afterwards kept up their price and had increased orders."
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