Thomas Jefferson was one smart dude....amazing

What American Century?

There is an historical lesson to learn here. The twentieth century was not the “American Century” as advertised. The sun started setting on America as early as 1913 when, in imitation of the Europeans, Americans embraced the idea of a central bank. An earlier attempt to establish a central bank in the United States was found contrary to the Constitution, and the Bank’s charter was not renewed. But by 1913 the visionary admonition of Thomas Jefferson was totally forgotten. 

“If the American people ever allow the banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation, and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property, until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power of money should be taken from banks and restored to Congress and the people to whom it belongs. I sincerely believe that the banking institutions having the issuing power of money are more dangerous to liberty than standing armies.”