"Without a stable and independent unit of currency, there can be no property rights, and without these, savings and investment are impossible."
New addition: Gold Wars by Ferdinand Lips. A Swiss banker's account of the systematic dismantling of the gold standard and why sound money is inseparable from liberty.
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Gold Wars - The Battle Against Sound Money As Seen From A Swiss Perspective
Published in 2001 by Swiss banker Ferdinand Lips, Gold Wars traces the systematic dismantling of the gold standard and its consequences for ordinar...