New York'ta, dolar sekiz şiline değerdi.
- In New York, the dollar was worth eight shillings.
Bir şilin alabilir miyim, efendim?
- May I have a shilling, sir?
Worth twelve old pence or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
Today there are even commercials in which real scientists, some of considerable distinction, shill for corporations. They teach that scientists too will lie for money. As Tom Paine warned, inuring us to lies lays the groundwork for many other evils.