On the record
In truth money was wanted in the late war, and the administration got it in the readiest way; and the nation, glad not to be more taxed, wholly approved of it.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “In truth money was wanted in the late war, and the administration got it in the readiest way; and the nation, glad not…”
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This statement discusses the necessity of funding during war and the administration's methods of acquiring it.
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