By the experience of commercial nations in all ages it has been found that gold and silver afford the only safe foundation for a monetary system.

James A. Garfield

Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield

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Gold standard Monetary policy

Speaker

James A. Garfield

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Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Garfield, James A. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1881, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 72.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4, no. 72.

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A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock, and go to the bottom; a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in the water.

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Fisher Ames
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Ames, Fisher. Address in the House of Representatives. House of Representatives. 1795, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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