Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share Image
There are no such things as incurable, there are only things for which man has not found a cure. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
Gold has worked down from Alexander's time... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
Colleges don't teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past. An economist must know, besides his subject, ethics, logic,… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
America has never forgotten - and never will forget - the nobler things that brought her into being and that light her path -… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
When the outlook is steeped in pessimism, I remind myself, "Two and two still make four, and you can't keep humankind down for long." — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo. When hopes are soaring, I always repeat to myself that two and two still make four. — Bernard Baruch Copy Share
