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You pamper the morbid appetite for paper money, and play the discarded part of John Law.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “You pamper the morbid appetite for paper money, and play the discarded part of John Law.”
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Sumner uses a metaphor to criticize the excessive reliance on paper money, likening it to a dangerous addiction.
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