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" History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums. "
Alan Greenspan
Dealt
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" Forecasting our futures is built into our psyches because we will soon have to manage that future. We have no choice. No matter how often we fail, we can never stop trying. "
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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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" 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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