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Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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Modern money is almost altogether credit money. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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

— John Buchanan Robinson

#currency #hitherto #insecure #paper #paper currency

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

#called #commodity #commonly #hire #instead

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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

— John Buchanan Robinson

#currency #enough #gold #never #redeem

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

— John Buchanan Robinson

#generally #misinterpreted #modern #more #sense

Tony, Stacy and Jay really looked at life completely different and that played into everything that they did, whether it was skating or with their friendships. And for the three of us, we had such a close relationship off screen, that it was so easy to have that on screen. ↗

— John Robinson

#close relationship #completely #did #different #easy

I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#been #gospel #gospel artists #gospel songs #had

When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#flattered #i #man #me #picks