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But the people are too intelligent not to see what is demanded by the best interests of the national currency; and unless I greatly err, they will insist that what we do shall be so done as to make our work most effective and most triumphant, to the end that victory may be certain.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner believes the public will demand effective actions for the national currency's success.

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