Charles Sumner: “The issue may be moderate at first, and sustained by plausible…”

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The issue may be moderate at first, and sustained by plausible reasons, but it breaks soon into excess.

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Sumner warns that the initial moderation of paper money issuance often leads to excess.

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Charles Sumner: “The issue may be moderate at first, and sustained by plausible reasons, but it breaks soon into excess.”