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The Bank of the United States has been organized under auspices the most favorable, and can not fail to be an important auxiliary to those measures.
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James Madison
Democratic Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Madison discusses the favorable organization of the Bank of the United States as a crucial support for financial measures.

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