 A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary for the support of the social system, and encourages propensities destructive of its happiness ; it wars against industry, frugality, and economy, and it...  "The Evolution of the Gold Standard" ... - Page 23by George H. Benton - 1896 - 31 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Fitzwilliam Byrdsall - New York (State) - 1842 - 200 pages
...present system of banking or the issue of " paper money") is one of the greatest of political evils, as it undermines the virtues necessary for the support of the social system, wars against industry and economy, and fosters the evil spirit of speculation and extravagance ; and... | |
 | John Macgregor - Commercial treaties - 1846 - 658 pages
...immediate relation to that which the whole world regards as of permanent value. A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines...system, and encourages propensities destructive of happiness. It wars against industry, frugality, and economy; and it fosters the evil spirit of extravagance... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate - Legislation - 1878 - 838 pages
...currency. It is the language of one of our most gifted and profound statesmen that "a disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines...social system and encourages propensities destructive to its happiness. It wars against industry, frugality and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 574 pages
...which the whole world regards as of a permanent value. A disordered currency is one of the greatest of political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary...industry, frugality, and economy ; and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation. Of all the contrivances for cheating the laboring classes... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 784 pages
...exemplification of all the evils which he depicted. He said : "A disordered currency is one of the greatest of political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary...industry, frugality, and economy ; and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation. Of all the contrivances for cheating the laboring classes... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 762 pages
...of all the evils which he depicted. He said : •' A disordered currency is one of the greatest of political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary...system, and encourages propensities destructive of its j happiness. It wars against industry, frugality, and economy; and it fosters the tvil spirits of extravagance... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1858 - 822 pages
...exemplification of all the evils which he depicted. He said : " A disordered currency is one of the greatest of political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary...for the support of the social system, and encourages projjensities destructive of its happiness. It wars against industry, fruj gality, and economy; and... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1869 - 878 pages
...or blown down by the breath of speculation, but to be made stable and secure. A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines...the evil spirit of extravagance and speculation." It has been asserted by one of our profound and most gifted statesmen, that "of all the contrivances... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1867 - 866 pages
...blown down by the breath of speculation, but to be made stable and secure. Д. disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines...industry, frugality, and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation." It has been asserted by one of our profound and most gifted... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1868 - 764 pages
...or hlown down hy the hreath of speculation, hut to he made stahle and secure. A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines...industry, frugality, and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation." It has heen asserted hy one of our profound and most gifted... | |
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