Copyright 2010 bv J. McGuire POBox 1352, Bedford, TX USA 76095-1352
j.mcguire@swbell.net Page 1
“In God We Trust”
“In Greed We Take”
The writer over the years has taken great pains to refrain from making personal comments, maybe it’s time....
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Copyright 2010 bv J. McGuire POBox 1352, Bedford, TX USA 76095-1352
j.mcguire@swbell.net Page 1
“In God We Trust”
“In Greed We Take”
The writer over the years has taken great pains to refrain from making personal comments, maybe it’s time. Today, the base currency of the United States is the U.S. dollar,
and is printed on bills in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
Imprinted on the reverse side of each denomination are the words, “In God We Trust”
“The United States of America”. The 84th United States Congress (Public Law 84‐851) and approved by President Dwight D.Eisenhower. on July 30, 1956 adopted
“In God We Trust” as the national motto.
The same Congress required the words “I God We Trust” to appear on all currency as a Cold War measure, “as long as this country trusts in God, it will prevail”.
A Gallup poll was conducted in 2003 which revealed that 90% of Americans approved of
the inscription...
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