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Charles Sumner: “That which is most favorable to the nation is most favorable to the market value of the bond; and that which is…”

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That which is most favorable to the nation is most favorable to the market value of the bond; and that which is unfavorable to the nation is unfavorable also to the market value of the bond, rendering its negotiation and sale more difficult and protracted.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that the interests of the nation and the market value of bonds are interconnected, influencing each other.

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