I think the American people have, in general, settled down on this as the reasonable view, in spite of the clamor of the advocates of fiat money on the one side, and the extreme strict constructionists on the other.
Hoar reflects on the American public's general consensus regarding the legal tender issue amidst opposing views.
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However any political antagonist might dislike him, every antagonist must respect him, and nobody could laugh at him.
The irrepressible conflict had to be fought out.
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