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Old 30th April 2009
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There was a discussion on Joe Duffy about this today.They also brought in the OPW who got their printing done abroad.Great patriotism shown by our Government Quangos.
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The trifling economy of paper, as a cheaper medium, or its convenience for transmission, weighs nothing in opposition to the advantages of the precious metals... it is liable to be abused, has been, is, and forever will be abused, in every country in which it is permitted." --Thomas Jefferson to John W. Eppes, 1813.
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