...there seems to be a correlation between the intensity of the official attacks on gold and the severity of monetary crises.

A monetary order created and managed by politicians and officials is bound to disappoint.

Freedom is the quality of being free from the control of regulators and tax collectors. If I want to be free their control, I must not impose controls on others.

...there seems to be a correlation between the intensity of the official attacks on gold and the severity of monetary crises.

A government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property - an unpaid tax bill.

Monetary freedom (gold: sound money), like all other economic freedoms, clears the way for energy, intellect and virtue... Political control weakens individual self-reliance and energy, causes want and poverty and, in the end, breeds tyranny and oppression.

Government welfare programs contribute to the disintegration of poor families. They make women and children dependent on government; dependent for food, for clothing, for shelter; and reward fatherless families with extra benefits and welfare perks.