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It is as idle to attempt to make an ounce of silver worth as much as an ounce of gold by legislation, as it is to try to make one pound weigh two pounds, or one yard measure two yards.
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Hoar uses a metaphor to illustrate the futility of legislating the value of silver compared to gold.
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