Though this is comparatively a new proposition, and one that but very few minds think a possibility, it nevertheless is just as possible and just as essential—and more so—as all other absolute and arbitrary standards are, that have been invented to give regularity and stability in their respective spheres of use.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “Though this is comparatively a new proposition, and one that but very few minds think a possibility, it nevertheless is…”
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Woodhull argues for the necessity of absolute standards in currency to ensure stability.
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