And if we had a thousand million dollars in circulation to-day, there would be no more wealth in the country than there now is, and we would have quite as much wealth if there were two thousand millions dollars, since money and wealth are two entirely distinct things.
Woodhull asserts that the amount of money in circulation does not directly correlate with the amount of wealth in a country.
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