The Thesis
“Such, briefly sketched in its leading features, is the history of the most skillful, vigorous and persistent attempt ever made to substitute for natural laws in finance the ability of legislative bodies, and, for a standard of value recognized throughout the world, a national standard devised by theorists and manipulated by schemers.”
— Andrew Dickson White
Why no Essential Cut?
We don't abridge this one — it's already essential. Some books can't be honestly shortened without losing what makes them worth reading, so we leave them whole.
Contents
Fiat Money Inflation in France — Andrew Dickson White
Source edition: Foreword dated Cornell University, September 1912
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