The constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself. - John Ciardi

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The value of a currency is, ultimately, what someone will give you for it - whether in food, fuel, assets, or labor. And that's always and everywhere a subjective decision.

John Ciardi

The constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.

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