Project Gutenberg 2021-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 141 Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin) 1838 1927 Claflin, Victoria Martin, Victoria C. Woodhull (Victoria Claflin Woodhull) Martin, Mrs. John Biddulph 07009115 A Speech on the Principles of Finance 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) "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 ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Money -- Miscellanea HG Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Economics 97883 2025-07-26T07:44:17.996287 text/html 73879 2024-10-18T15:27:51 text/html 293720 2025-07-26T07:44:21.133299 application/epub+zip 292795 2025-07-26T07:44:18.953302 application/epub+zip 117508 2025-07-26T07:44:18.492279 application/epub+zip 269474 2025-07-26T07:44:22.902289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255316 2025-07-26T07:44:20.758280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231698 2022-09-29T17:37:13.250348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84292 2025-07-26T07:44:17.777310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64345 2024-10-18T15:27:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16484 2025-07-26T07:44:23.143242 application/rdf+xml 8018 2025-07-26T07:44:18.661282 image/jpeg 1801 2025-07-26T07:44:18.574295 image/jpeg 282897 2025-07-26T07:44:18.013270 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia