It has been our error, as well as our misfortune, to blend the affairs of each state, especially in money matters, with those of the United States; whereas it is our case, convenience and interest, to keep them separate.
From "The American Crisis," this identifies the error of blending state and federal financial affairs and advocates for their separation.
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