Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

Quote by John Buchanan Robinson

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You are forever alone.

You are forever alone.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

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.

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...

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

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.

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the...

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the...

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

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

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

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...