Lincoln
I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and cause me to tremble for safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic destroyed.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, letter to Col. William F. Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864
Lincoln took control of our currency back from the banks by issuing "Greenback"
Greenback was money issued by the government for the good of the people with No debt attached.
Previously, and then again after his assassination the largest banks in America have joined together to create private organizations to print and control the money of our country. The organizations were and are called; First National Bank of America, Second National Bank of America, and Now we have the Federal Reserve. These organizations all issue money with debt attached, In other words they charge interest to create the money. This in fact makes paying off the National Debt a Mathematical Impossibility. Every new dollar created to pay off the debt only creates more debt. Yes It is a trap.
It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
Henry Ford
Another President and great thinker that preceded Lincoln.
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (1802)
President Lincoln was the only president to pay off our National debt. This was only possible because of the "Greenback"
Since Lincoln the bankers have managed to keep this battle for control off of the front page of our Newspapers and out of our school books. It is not an issue even college educated folks are aware of anymore, and this frightens me. Our last President who attempted to take back control of our currency from the bankers was JFK. He too was assassinated. He issued executive order #11110. He had ordered the treasury to print silver certificates. Thus giving the government of the US money to spend that was not under control of the bankers and had no debt attached to it. After his assassination the executive order was quickly ignored and most actions reversed.
Our country NEEDS a Lincoln now more than ever.