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Alan Greenspan

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Alan Greenspan
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: March 6
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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.
Alan Greenspan
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I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.
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No matter how skillful the trading scheme, over the long haul, abnormal returns are sustained only through abnormal exposure to risk.
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But rules cannot substitute for character.
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The more flexible an economy, the greater its ability to self-correct in response to inevitable, often unanticipated, disturbances and thus to contain the size and consequences of cyclical imbalances.
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If I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
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These days, even out of office, I still read economic reports.
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I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.
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All taxes are a drag on economic growth. It's only a question of degree.
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There is nothing to guarantee the superior judgment, knowledge, and integrity of an inspector or a bureaucrat-and the deadly consequences of entrusting him with arbitrary power are obvious.
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If we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, America's system of higher education must remain the world's leader in generating scientific and technological breakthrough, and in meeting the challenge to educate workers.
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The number one problem in today's generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.
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As long as we issue fiat currency, I see no alternative to a legal tender law.
Alan Greenspan
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The Iraq War is largely about oil.
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Well, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don't think there is any need for a law against fraud.
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People dont realize that we cannot forecast the future. What we can do is have probabilities of what causes what, but thats as far as we go. And Ive had a very successful career as a forecaster, starting in 1948 forward. The number of mistakes I have made are just awesome. There is no number large enough to account for that.
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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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If I've made myself clear, I've misspoken.
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But how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade?
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Greenspan, who knew so much more than most, knew far less than most supposed.
Alan Greenspan