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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
James A. Garfield
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James A. Garfield
Age: 49 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 19
Died: 1881
Died: September 19
20Th U.S. President
Lawyer
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James Abram Garfield
James Garfield
J. A. Garfield
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Inflation
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Banking
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