MONETARY HISTORY CALENDAR April 18 - 24

APRIL 20

1868 – BIRTH OF JOHN HYLAN, MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, 1918-1925
'The real menace of our republic is this invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy length over city, state and nation. Like the octopus of real life, it operates under cover of a self created screen....At the head of this octopus are the Rockefeller Standard Oil interests and a small group of powerful banking houses generally referred to as international bankers. The little coterie of powerful international bankers virtually run the United States government for their own selfish purposes. They practically control both political parties."

APRIL 22

EARTH DAY – CREE INDIAN PROVERB
"Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money."

Seems an appropriate quote on this day.

APRIL 23

384 BC – BIRTH OF ARISTOTLE (THE DATE IS UNCLEAR. HE MAY HAVE BEEN BORN ON APRIL 16)
"The most hated sort of wealth getting is usury which makes again out of money itself and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest. And this term interest, which means the birth of money from money, is applied to the breeding of money...of all modes of getting wealth this is the most unnatural."

"Money exists not by nature but by law."


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Why this calendar? Many people have questions about the root causes of our economic problems. Some questions involve money, banks and debt. How is money created? Why do banks control its quantity? How has the money system been used to liberate (not often) and oppress (most often) us? And how can the money system be “democratized” to rebuild our economy and society, create jobs and reduce debt?
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