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100 1 _aWoodhull, Victoria C.
_q(Victoria Claflin),
_d1838-1927
245 1 2 _aA Speech on the Principles of Finance
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-08-09
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMoney -- Miscellanea
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66026
999 _c106848
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