The man who is possessed of wealth, who lolls on his sofa or rolls in his carriage, cannot judge the wants or feelings of the day-laborer. The government we mean to erect is intended to last for ages.
A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project. Federalist Papers (1787)
History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling the money and its issuance. Misattributed The Story of Our Money (1946)