Yet every delay in preparation for final resumption partakes of this dishonesty, and is only less in degree as the hope is held out that a convenient season will at last arrive for the good work of redeeming our pledges to commence.
Grant argues that delays in preparing for the resumption of specie currency reflect dishonesty in fulfilling national financial commitments.
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