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Charles Sumner: “A simple redistribution of the existing currency cannot be made without serious consequences to the business of the…”

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A simple redistribution of the existing currency cannot be made without serious consequences to the business of the country, while it will do nothing to correct the evils of our present financial condition.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that merely redistributing currency will not solve deeper financial issues and could harm the economy.

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