02340cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000580012624500420018426400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250801760044352013060061953400450192565300250197085600430199566026UtSlPG20260610134526.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07009115  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHG1 aWoodhull, Victoria C.q(Victoria Claflin),d1838-192712aA Speech on the Principles of Finance 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-08-09  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"A Speech on the Principles of Finance" by Victoria C. Woodhull is a financial treatise delivered in the early 1870s. This book presents a comprehensive discussion on the fundamental principles governing finance, emphasizing the distinction between money as a representation of wealth and the arbitrary value assigned to commodities like gold. As a pioneering work, it explores the relationship between government, finance, and individual rights, addressing deep-rooted economic theories and practices that were prevalent at the time.  In her speech, Woodhull argues against the gold standard, positing that true money should not be measured by gold but should instead be representative of the wealth produced by labor. She critiques existing financial systems as experiments that often benefit a select few while exploiting the laborers who generate wealth. Throughout the discourse, she emphasizes the significance of a national currency that reflects the entire nation’s wealth and capacity for production instead of relying on gold or other arbitrary standards. By proposing a national monetary system based on actual economic equity, Woodhull advocates for a reformed financial structure that would promote fairness and prosperity for all citizens. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMoney -- Miscellanea40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66026