Gold Standard Quotes

36 quotes by 30 authors

A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a stability in the… — Ben Bernanke
With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to… — Friedrich August von Hayek
No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday. — Mae West
The monetary managers are fond of telling us that they have substituted 'responsible money management' for the gold standard. But there is no historic record… — Henry Hazlitt
The gold standard, in one form or another, will prevail long after the present rash of national fiats is forgotten or remembered only in currency… — Hans F. Sennholz
The gold standard sooner or later will return with the force and inevitability of natural law, for it is the money of freedom and honesty. — Hans F. Sennholz
I read the book [My Life by Bill Clinton] completely. And I think it compares very favorably with Ulysses S. Grant's gold standard of presidential… — Dan Rather
Antiques to Die For sets the gold standard for the classic contemporary cozy. Agatha-finalist Jane K. Cleland's writing is top-notch; her plotting and pace smooth… — Julia Spencer-Fleming
A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon both righteous leaders… — Roger Babson
I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order… — Daniel Dennett
In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic. — John Maynard Keynes
The gold standard makes the money's purchasing power independent of the changing, ambitions and doctrines of political parties and pressure groups. This is not a… — Ludwig von Mises
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… — Alan Greenspan
It is a sobering fact that the prominence of central banks in this century has coincided with a general tendency towards more inflation, not less.… — Paul Volcker
The superiority of the gold standard consists in the fact that the value of gold develops independent of political actions. — Ludwig von Mises
Violence is the gold standard, the reserve that guarantees order. In actuality, it is better than a gold standard, because violence has universal value. Violence… — Jack Donovan
What an invaluable handbook! Lori A. May has done her research, knows her stuff, and, whats best, lets the programs speak for themselves through her… — Molly Peacock
A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires. — Herman Cain
The gold standard did not collapse. Governments abolished it in order to pave the way for inflation. The whole grim apparatus of oppression and coercion,… — Ludwig von Mises
I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values. We could annihilate… — Dale Carnegie

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