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I know of none which promises so certain results and is at the same time so unobjectionable as the organization of banking associations, under a general act of Congress, well guarded in its provisions.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Lincoln advocates for the organization of banking associations as a solution for economic stability.

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