MONETARY

PARADOXES,

Remarkable and, to

outward appearances, peculiar,

unusual, yet in themselves true

Propositions, The original term "Schlußreden" refers to formal academic or legal theses presented for debate or as final conclusions.

Concerning the current, ruined

Monetary System. The "ruined" state refers to the Kipper- und Wipperzeit (1619–1623), a period of extreme hyperinflation and coin debasement at the start of the Thirty Years' War.

What forbids one from telling the truth
while laughing? original: "Ridentem dicere verum Quid vetat?" This quote from the Roman poet Horace (Satires 1.1.24) justifies the use of wit or irony to address serious social and economic problems.