But, gradually, the country recognised that the prosperity of a nation is not increased in proportion to the quantity of paper money issued, unless such currency be maintained at its full value, convertible, at pleasure, into hard cash--the money standard of the world.
This quote articulates a crucial economic principle regarding the relationship between currency and national prosperity.
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I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
It is not the bondholder, it is the office holder who sucks the blood of the people.
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