The value of every article, whether gold or silver, whether used as money or as merchandise, must depend upon the inexorable law of demand and supply.
George F. Hoar: “The value of every article, whether gold or silver, whether used as money or as merchandise, must depend upon the…”
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Hoar emphasizes that the value of all articles is determined by supply and demand.
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