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I've seen this quote floating around but so far have only found this source.
https://books.google.com/books?id=z... we have no interest to pay to no one&f=false
Or if that link doesn't work, it's from this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Words-Founding-Fathers-Quotations-Washington/dp/0786458623
It then cites a letter written by Franklin in 1763, but I can't find this letter. Does anyone have insight into this? If it's a fake quote, it's not a common one.
Sent from my phone. Instaurare omnia in Christo.
In the Colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this manner, creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay to no one
https://books.google.com/books?id=z... we have no interest to pay to no one&f=false
Or if that link doesn't work, it's from this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Words-Founding-Fathers-Quotations-Washington/dp/0786458623
It then cites a letter written by Franklin in 1763, but I can't find this letter. Does anyone have insight into this? If it's a fake quote, it's not a common one.
Sent from my phone. Instaurare omnia in Christo.