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Of the twenty-five hundred millions which we now owe, whether in greenbacks or bonds, every dollar must be paid, sooner or later, or be ignobly repudiated.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Of the twenty-five hundred millions which we now owe, whether in greenbacks or bonds, every dollar must be paid, sooner…”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner stresses the necessity of repaying the national debt, regardless of the currency used.
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