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passed we shall be legislating not for a year but, we hope, for a generation 
or more. It should not be forgotten, however, that the gold standard is 
a form of discipline which may itself help to restore some of those con- 
ditions that enable it to be operated with success. It is a problem in the 
art of government to decide when the necessary changes have occurred, 
and how much may be left to the discipline of the standard itself. In 
deciding the actual gold value to be given to sterling, I hope that the 
post-war difficulties of the unsheltered industries will not be forgotten by 
the Treasury. 
