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We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper, representing not gold nor silver no sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors and a ruined people.

Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster
Age: 70 †
Born: 1782
Born: January 18
Died: 1852
Died: October 25
Diplomat
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Politician
Salisbury
New Hampshire
Danger
Promises
Creditors
Broken
Silver
Bankrupt
Faith
Corporations
Cheated
Nothing
Historical
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World
Mere
Bankers
People
Gold
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Overwhelmed
Paper
Ruined
Irredeemable

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