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Seldom has such a financial motley ever covered with variegated rags the backs of a people.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Seldom has such a financial motley ever covered with variegated rags the backs of a people.”
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This metaphor illustrates the dire financial situation faced by the American populace at the time.
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