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“When goods are exchanged between countries, they must be paid for by commodities or gold. They cannot be paid for by the notes, certificates, and checks of the purchaser's country, since these are of value only in the country of issue.”

Country Values Issues Gold Paid Notes Checks Goods Commodity Certificates Purchasers

Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

“I think I understand the Constitution a little bit because in 1971 we went off the gold standard under President Nixon into the Federal Reserve notes because we were a worldwide currency.”

Thinking Littles Bits President Little Bit Standards Gold Constitution Notes Currency Reserves Federal Reserve Gold Standard President Nixon

Author:Bill O'Reilly

“Experience, however, shows that neither a state nor a bank ever have [sic] had the unrestricted power of issuing paper money without abusing that power; in all states, therefore, the issue of paper money ought to be under some check and control; and none seems so proper for that purpose as that of subjecting the issuers of paper money to the obligation of paying their notes either in gold coin or bullion.”

States Shows Seems Purpose Issues Ought Paper Gold Notes Checks Obligation Coins Paper Money All State Gold Coins

Author:David Ricardo

“It is worthy of note that the Chinese and Japanese characters for money and gold are the same.”

Character Gold Notes Worthy Chinese

Author:Donald Miller

“A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver.”

Promise Gold Dollars Notes Silver Reserves Federal Reserve

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“Eduardo Galeano notes that America was conquered, but not discovered, that the men who arrived with a religion to impose and dreams of gold never really knew where they were, and that this discovery is still taking place in our time.”

Men Stills Dream America Discovery Gold Notes Our Time

Book:A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Source: A Field Guide to Getting Lost