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This decade is strewn with examples of bright people who thought they built a better mousetrap that could consistently extract abnormal returns from the financial markets.

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I was raising the question on the side with Governor Mullins of what would happen if the Treasury sold a little gold in this market.
ALAN GREENSPAN

Gold Governor Happen Little Market Question Raise Treasury
I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said.
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Clear Guess Out Particular Turn Warn You
I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic.
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Cannot Conceive Cut Deficit Economy Harm Overdo Overdue Political Realistic Solution
[Republicans] swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose.
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Deserve End Lose Neither Power Principle Republication Swap
Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.
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Accept Extremis Fiat God Money Nobody
Institutions of the newer participants in global finance had not been tested, until recently…recent crisis have underscored certain financial structure vulnerabilities that are not readily assuaged in the short run.
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Crisis Finance Global Institution Neve Participant Recent Run Short Test Underscore Until
Cash is available and we should use that in larger amounts, as is necessary, to solve the problems of the stress of this.
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Amount Available Cash Necessary Problem Should Solve Stress
In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell.
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Corruption Exist Extend Favor General Government Sell Something
But material success is possible in this world and far more satisfying when it comes without exploiting others.
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Come Exploit Material Other Possible Satisfy Success
Clearly, sustained low inflation implies less uncertainty about the future, and lower risk premiums imply higher prices of stocks and other earning assets.
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Asset Clearly Earning Higher Imply Inflation Less Lower Premium Risk Stock Sustain
There is no evidence that the business cycle has been repealed.
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Business Cycle Evidence Repeat
And she always has so much fun doing it. We make a good team.
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Always Do Make Fun Good Much Team
The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.
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Able Content Leave Measure Own Succeeded True
Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs.
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Create Foreigner Job Little Lose Protectionism Retaliate Surely
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.
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Base Business Deal Fear Force Regulation Undermine
The gut-feel of the 55-year old trader is more important than the mathematical elegance of the 25-year old genius.
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Elegance Feel Generation Gut Important Mathematical More Old Trader Year

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