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The body politic, not less than the body natural,
is subject to its constitutional diseases. Tyranny
was the grand disease in prospect then; anarchy
now.. The danger then was, from a single person;
in respect of the sentiments of submission
presented to that person, and carried to excess;
the danger - now is, from the great multitude;
in respect of the disposition to unruliness which has
been, and continues to be, propagated, with but
too much success, among the lower orders — confirming
(what can never be kept too steadily in
view) among those (let it never be out of mind.— of whom is composed the vast majority of the people.
If the name of great monied interest be
competent employed above for distinction sake
be well applied, it is because the shares were great
in respect of the with reference to money, and by reason of the
greatness of the shares: but with reference to
men, meaning multitudes of men — and even
with reference to money, if the magnitude of
the total be the object of consideration, it is the
little interest money'd interest that should be termed
great.
As the disease changes its form, so should the remedy.Stock in its large doses served for
the disorder of that time: paper in its small
doses, is the specific for the present. (a) (a) Note in next pags ps 208.
Admirable
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