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Alan Greenspan Quotes: History cannot be reduced to a set of statistics and probabilities.
         

History cannot be reduced to a set of statistics and probabilities.


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The number one problem in today's generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.



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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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Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs.



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Remember what we're looking at. Gold is a currency. It is still, by all evidence, a premier currency, that no fiat currency, including the dollar, can match.



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When trust is lost, a nation's ability to transact business is palpably undermined.



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In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.



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Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world. Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.



To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.

To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.





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