 ... shall never be exported or desirable to carry out of the country. Framing an American system of finance I do not propose to adapt it to the wants of any other nation and especially the Chinese, who are nearly one quarter of the world. Fifth. I desire...  Butler's Record - Page 41879 - 31 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Augustus Bland - Generals - 1879 - 230 pages
...nearly one-quarter of the world. " Fifth, I desire that the dollar so issued shall never be redeemed. I see no more reason why the unit of measure of value...value of the average gold dollar of the world, not to be changed or changeable, if the gold dollar grows lower in value or grows higher, or to be obliged... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - Presidents - 1882 - 842 pages
...are nearly one quarter of the world. I desire that the dollar so issued shall never be redeemed. I see no more reason why the unit of measure of value...the quart with which I measure my milk, should be redeemed."1 1 Congressional Record, February 26, 1878, p. 1356. The new scheme is completed by making... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Butler - Generals - 1892 - 1252 pages
...nearly one quarter of the world. Fifth. I desire that the dollar so issued shall never be redeemed. I see no more reason why the unit of measure of value...value of the average gold dollar of the world, not to be changed or changeable, if the gold dollar grows lower in value, or grows higher, or to be obliged... | |
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