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1128. CAPITAL, Opportunities for.—

The citizens of a country like ours will never have unemployed capital. Too many enterprises
are open, offering high profits, to permit
them to lend their capitals on a regular
and moderate interest. They are too enterprising
and sanguine themselves not to believe
they can do better with it.—
To President Madison. Washington ed. vi, 393. Ford ed., ix, 491.
(M. 1815)