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This currency made a legal tender was necessary to aid in making further loans.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “This currency made a legal tender was necessary to aid in making further loans.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman argues for the necessity of legal tender currency to facilitate further loans during a financial crisis.
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