I have no means of knowing, nor do I desire to know, who the borrowers were to whom Percival Leigh alludes; but his revelations make the fact of Leech having died a comparatively poor man comprehensible enough.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
Usury laws are seldom defended now; for one thing, money has become so abundant that the competition of lender with lender may be trusted to as a better security for fair and reasonable treatment of borrowers than a Government enactment could provide.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
There is plenty of public money seeking investment, but borrowers cannot be found at the current rate of 12 per cent.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill