Our whole system of banks is a violation
of every honest principle of banks
There is no honest bank but a bank of deposit
A bank that issues paper at interest is a pickpocket or a robber
But the delusion will have its course
An aristocracy is growing out of them
that will be as fatal as the feudal barons if unchecked in time..
~ John Adams ~ (1735-1826)
Founding Father, 2nd US President
Source.. John Adams to Benjamin Rush: Dec. 27, 1810
I am now quite sure that 'Tragedy and Hope' was suppressed although
I do not know why or by whom. ~ C.Quigley ~