John George Nicolay - It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confide

It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.

- John George Nicolay

source: John George Nicolay (2008). “A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: a History: Easyread Large Edition”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com

topic: Running, Long, Gold, Creditors, Flipping A Coin, Gold Coins