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Why did Lajos Kossuth promote Hungarian industry?

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Lajos Kossuth promoted Hungarian industry with the ultimate objective of achieving greater economic independence for Hungary. Inspired by the writings of the German economist and industrial promoter Friedrich List, Kossuth founded a society dedicated to this cause after he was dismissed from his editorial position at the Pesti Hirlap in 1844. Although this specific industrial program ultimately proved to be a failure, it provided him with a significant platform for continued political agitation.1