Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Our whole monetary system is dishonest, as it is debt-based... We did not vote for it. It grew upon us gradually but markedly since 1971 when the commodity-based system was abandoned.” ~ Malcolm Sinclair (1948-) The 20th Earl of CaithnessSource: in a speech to the House of Lords (1997-03-05). "Our Debt-Based Money System Will Break Us".