♦ nivek ♦ Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 "Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice."-- George Washington (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country' Source: in letter to J. Bowen, Rhode Island, Jan. 9, 1787 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/G...gton.Quote.2BD2 "Thus, our national circulating medium is now at the mercy of loan transactions of banks, which lend, not money, but promises to supply money they do not possess." -- Irving Fisher (1867-1947) American economist Source: 100% Money, 1935 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/I...sher.Quote.2BCE "Those who create and issue money and credit direct the policies of government and hold in the hollow of their hands the destiny of the people." -- Reginald McKenna (1863-1943) British Chancellor of Exchequer http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/R...enna.Quote.2BD0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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