That quote is a forgery. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/jefferson/banks.asp http://www.snopes.com/quotes/jefferson/banks.asp Turns out "inflation" and "deflatio

That quote is a forgery. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/jefferson/banks.asp http://www.snopes.com/quotes/jefferson/banks.asp Turns out "inflation" and "deflation" weren't used during Jefferson's lifetime: http://www.bartleby.com/73/1204.html http://www.bartleby.com/73/1204.html