It's a huge thing when people realize across the culture that paper money is paper. And that there's … - John Currin

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I have seen him set fire to his wigwam and smooth over the graves of his fathers. . . clap his hand in silence over his mouth, and take the last look over his fair hunting ground, and turn his face in sadness to the setting sun.

John Currin

It's a huge thing when people realize across the culture that paper money is paper. And that there's no fixed value - it's all political. That all value is set by a political authority, basically.

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