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Re:Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group by CalChris on Monday November 21, 2016 @07:36PM (#13010618)
A colorful Andrew Jackson quote. The Bank War was a little more complex and Jackson himself was no innocent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_War

He also said:

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!

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Re:Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group by gnarbarian on Monday November 21, 2016 @09:10PM (#13011055)
I am a firm believer that we should not judge people from the past using the moral standard of today. Remember that even Obama opposed gay marriage up until a couple years ago.
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Re:Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group by CalChris on Monday November 21, 2016 @09:42PM (#13011197)
And yet you quoted someone from the past as an exemplar regarding a moral issue of today. You kinda opened that door.
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Re:Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group by gnarbarian on Monday November 21, 2016 @10:05PM (#13011299)
It's a relevant quote that matches the sentiment many of us have toward banks which are "too big to fail".
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