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To protect the national honor, every dollar of Government indebtedness should be paid in gold, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. . . .
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “To protect the national honor, every dollar of Government indebtedness should be paid in gold, unless otherwise…”
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Boutwell advocates for paying government debts in gold to maintain national honor.
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