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Such a substantial thing might with propriety be called money, and in comparison to it gold would sink into utter insignificance and be forgotten.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Editor's note · Context
She suggests that a more substantial form of currency would overshadow gold, rendering it insignificant.
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