Books were put out, and 'had a run,' Like coinage from the mint; But which could fill the place of one, That one they wouldn't print?
Gold and Silver have been the predominant currency for 4,500 years, but they became money in Lydia, in about 680 B. C. When they were minted into coins of equal weight in order to make trade easier and smoother. But it was when coinage first made its appearance in Athens that it truly flourished.
We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage!
Control the coinage and the courts — let the rabble have the rest.
Ideas are the very coinage of your brain.
Good will, that curious product of consciousness, of leisure and energy to spare and share. That thing we put out against the forces of interest. That extra thing. Religions and nations and political parties have taken it and used it as coinage, have said you must only give it in exchange for value.