Alan Greenspan Quotes

An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense... that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.

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.

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