And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Stellar graphic design, absolutely. I've thought it would be nice for a change to stop with the dead President trading cards and celebrate American geniuses. Mark Twain, Aaron Copland, Louis Armstrong, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Wyeth... imagine how cool a Norman Rockwell bill could look.
I prefer something that's a bit harder to counterfeit, and which can't easily be photocopied (excuse me, Quantitatively Eased) to the point of worthlessness.
Something more like this: https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/105444256-1536681250135rts20v9a.jpg?v=1536681357
Stellar graphic design, absolutely. I've thought it would be nice for a change to stop with the dead President trading cards and celebrate American geniuses. Mark Twain, Aaron Copland, Louis Armstrong, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Wyeth... imagine how cool a Norman Rockwell bill could look.
ReplyDeleteThe Silver Certificates were nice. Now the DC Dummies just print fiat currency with nothing of value to back it up.
ReplyDelete"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.".
Happy election day. I voted.
I prefer something that's a bit harder to counterfeit, and which can't easily be photocopied (excuse me, Quantitatively Eased) to the point of worthlessness.
ReplyDeleteSomething more like this: https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/105444256-1536681250135rts20v9a.jpg?v=1536681357
Not perfect, but nothing is.
The gold standard.
DeleteIt would look even better in my wallet.
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