Best Great Depression Quotes

119 Great Depression quotes by 86 unique authors

The Government's business is in sound condition. — Andrew Mellon
American labor may now look to the future with confidence. — James J. Davis
I see no reason why 1931 should not be an extremely good year. — Alfred P. Sloan
The country is not in good condition. — Calvin Coolidge
We will not have any more crashes in our time. — John Maynard Keynes
Financial storm definitely passed. — Bernard Baruch
Gentleman, you have come sixty days too late. The depression is over. — Herbert Hoover
In other periods of depression, it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope, but… — Calvin Coolidge
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall… — Herbert Hoover
The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it. — John Steinbeck
FISHER SEES STOCKS PERMANENTLY HIGH — Irving Fisher
The decline is in paper values, not in tangible goods and services...America is now in the eighth year of prosperity as commercially defined. The former… — Stuart Chase
I see nothing in the present situation that is either menacing or warrants pessimism... I have every confidence that there will be a revival of… — Andrew Mellon
I am convinced that through these measures we have reestablished confidence. — Herbert Hoover
The spring of 1930 marks the end of a period of grave concern...American business is steadily coming back to a normal level of prosperity. — Julian Barnes
All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed... and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Home sales are coming down from the mountain peak, but they will level out at a high plateau - a plateau that is higher than… — David Lereah
I don't worry about new home sales — James K. Glassman
...housing activity will remain healthy for some time to come. — David Lereah
These long-run worries, there's an element of truth to them, but I think frankly the fears are exaggerated. — James K. Glassman
When I hear [about a housing bubble] I get the sense that people aren't connecting the dots. — James K. Glassman
The continuing shortages of housing inventory are driving the price gains. There is no evidence of bubbles popping. — David Lereah
We are really on track for a soft landing. There are no balloons popping. — David Lereah
One of the reasons we think this market will start to run out of gas at some point is that you've essentially created as much… — Scott Simon
I was 21 and looking for work in 1932, one of the worst years of the Great Depression. And I can remember one bleak night… — Ronald Reagan

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