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It was only by the use of paper money that England maintained her wars with Napoleon.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It was only by the use of paper money that England maintained her wars with Napoleon.”
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Sherman highlights that England relied on paper money to sustain its wars against Napoleon, illustrating the economic strategies of wartime.
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