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They did not prevent, but rather expedited, the disappearance of gold.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “They did not prevent, but rather expedited, the disappearance of gold.”
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Sherman asserts that certain financial measures did not prevent the loss of gold, but rather accelerated it, indicating a critical economic observation.
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