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If this is a true definition of money, the only legitimate money it is possible to have is something that naturally grows out of the uses it is required for.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Editor's note · Context
Woodhull argues that legitimate money must arise from its practical uses rather than arbitrary standards.
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