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Altho' we ought never to make a loan if it be avoidable, yet when forc'd to it much real consolation is to be deriv'd from the future resources of America.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Altho' we ought never to make a loan if it be avoidable, yet when forc'd to it much real consolation is to be deriv'd…”
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Marshall discusses the necessity of loans in difficult times, while finding solace in America's future resources.
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