Could it be that the neo-cons of America have departed so far from the original vision of their "founding fathers" that they have to discredit their quotes to remain credible? Who knows!
See, some time has passed since then. Many things have changed and will never be the way they were before. Even assuming the quote is true, it says something about people having a right to issue money. Now tell me, in the nowaday world, how does government/state owned become people owned?