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By far the strongest objection to a National bank, however, was that it was a monopoly inconsistent with free institutions.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “By far the strongest objection to a National bank, however, was that it was a monopoly inconsistent with free…”
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This statement critiques the establishment of a National bank as a threat to free institutions due to its monopolistic nature.
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