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LoC No.: 07009115
Title: A Speech on the Principles of Finance
Credits: Richard 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)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927
EBook No.: 66026
Published: Aug 9, 2021
Downloads: 141
Language: English
Subject: Money -- Miscellanea
LoCC: Social sciences: Finance
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 07009115
Title: A Speech on the Principles of Finance
Credits: Richard 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)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927
EBook No.: 66026
Published: Aug 9, 2021
Downloads: 141
Language: English
Subject: Money -- Miscellanea
LoCC: Social sciences: Finance
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.