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Greenspan, who knew so much more than most, knew far less than most supposed.

Alan Greenspan

I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Clear Guess Out Particular Turn Warn You
It is this superlatively moral system that the welfare statists propose to improve upon by means of preventative law, snooping bureaucrats, and the chronic goad of fear.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Goad Growth Improve Mean Preventative Snoop Statics System
It’s not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Anything Deteriorate Escape Fiat Money Perceive Seem
No matter how skillful the trading scheme, over the long haul, abnormal returns are sustained only through abnormal exposure to risk.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Abnormal Exposure Haul Long Matter No Return Scheme Skillful Sustain Trade
These days, even out of office, I still read economic reports.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Day Economic Office Out Read Report
I don’t know where the stock market is going, but I will say this, that if it continues higher, this will do more to stimulate the economy than anything we’ve been talking about today or anything anybody else was talking about.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Continue Go Higher Market More Stock
If I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Made Mistake Probably Regard Something Understand
Regulation – which is based on force and fear – undermines the moral base of business dealings. It becomes cheaper to bribe a building inspector than to meet his standards of construction. Protection of the consumer by regulation is thus illusory.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Base Business Deal Fear Force Regulation Undermine
The current financial crisis in the US is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching since the end of the Second World War.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Country Crise Current End Financial Most Retrospect Since War Wrench
The number one problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Economy Financial Generation Lack Literacy Number Problem Today
The tub helps me relax, and it’s a great place to read.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Great Help Place Read Tub
If you get beyond the political rhetoric [and assembled a group to solve Social Security] it would take them 15 minutes. It would take them 15 minutes only because 10 minutes was used for pleasantries.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Group Minute Pleasantries Political Rhetoric Security Solve
Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Gold Payment Represent Ultimate World
Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Banker Become Central Incoherence Member
When trust is lost, a nation’s ability to transact business is palpably undermined.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Ability Business Loss Nation Palpably Transact Trust Undermined
We can guarantee cash benefits as far out and at whatever size you like, but we cannot guarantee their purchasing power.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Benefit Cash Guarantee Like Power Purchase

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