Copernicus, Monetae cudendae ratio (1526)

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 "We in our sluggishness do not realize that the dearness of everything is the result of the cheapness of money. For prices increase and decrease according to the condition of the money. An excessive quantity of money should be avoided."

— Copernicus, Monetae cudendae ratio (1526) 

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