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We have a currency limited in amount, restrained and governed by law, checked by the power of visitation and by the limitation of liabilities, safe, uniform, and convertible in every part of the country.
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of a stable and legally governed currency for economic safety and uniformity across the nation.
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