We have heard it said that five per cent is the natural interest of money.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Finance Money

Author

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Source

Southey's Colloquies Edinburgh Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Macaulay, Thomas Babington. "Southey's Colloquies." Edinburgh Review, Jan. 1830.

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