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prove the Truth instead of trying to prove falsehoods. So, the Government will pay all lawyers in proportion to their ability to bring out the truth instead of clients paying lawyers to prove lies.
 Direct Credits will create a new standing for Law in which TRUTH will be the only thing striven for. This will make the practice of law one of the greatest professions in the world instead of one of the most discredited professions on earth. All honest lawyers will stand for the principles of Direct Credits for Everybody. Dishonest lawyers are an abomination to humanity.
QUESTION 14:
 WHY MUST EVERYBODY FUR­NISH SWORN STATEMENTS PERI­ODICALLY, SHOWING THE A­MOUNT AND CHARACTER OF THE WEALTH POSSESSED AND THE MAN­NER IN WHICH IT WAS OB­TAINED?
ANSWER:
 Under Direct Credits not only will the sworn statements show the amount and character of wealth possessed by everybody, but also the amount of money held by everybody from the time the last sworn statement was made.
 The periods between which sworn statements will be made will be arranged, from time to time, by the courts, but in no instance will they run over a period of six months. By showing the amount and character of the wealth possessed, together with the money held, during that period, the Government will be able to know whether or not it was gained honestly or fraudulently, and especially so, as the questionnaire will make it obligatory for the individual to swear as to the manner in which both wealth and money were obtained. Everybody will also have to show how they expended their wealth or money during that period. This requirement will also be a check upon the hoarding of money.
 These sworn statements will show whether the industrialist unjustly exploits his workers or not, for when the industrialist applies for a credit loan he must sign a questionnaire showing the amount of money to be borrowed for operating purposes, what it is to be used for, and the price at which the finished product will be sold. This sworn statement will also put a check on the illegal transference of wealth or money to friends or relatives.
 The penalty for willfully breaking any of these laws will be the loss of all wealth by the law breaker. There will be teeth in all Direct Credits Laws.
 Officers, Teachers and Readers of Direct Credits for Everybody must bear in mind that under no circumstances can anybody borrow money from the Government without having to pay it back again at some time or other, dollar for dollar.
 It will make no difference what the money is borrowed for, it must be paid back or the borrower will be held in contempt and al-

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