The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

Quote by John Buchanan Robinson

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When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper...

When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper...

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned...

It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned...

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of...

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of...

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the...

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the...

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished,...

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished,...

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

You are forever alone.

You are forever alone.

According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the...

According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the...

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold...

Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold...

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...