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“In the United States we have, in effect, two governments ... We have the duly constituted Government ... Then we have an independent, uncontrolled and uncoordinated government in the Federal Reserve System, operating the money powers which are reserved to Congress by the Constitution.”

Quote by Wright Patman

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Wright Patman was a distinguished U.S. congressman from Texas, serving in the House of Representatives from 1925 until his death in 1976. He was a prominent figure during the New Deal era and a fierce critic of corporate power and economic inequality. Patman's career was marked by his advocacy for economic regulation and consumer protection, as well as his opposition to the Vietnam War. more

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