A Power Has Risen Up In The Government Greater Than The People Themselve

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A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves,
consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into
one mass, and held together by the cohesive power of the vast surplus
in the banks.
-- Johann L. Uhland (1787-1862)
-- Speech, May 27, 1836

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