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119 Great Depression quotes by 86 unique authors

In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it. — S. Truett Cathy
We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from… — John Bright
The miserable failures of capitalist economies in the Great Depression were root causes of worldwide social and political disasters. — James Tobin
The simple fact of the matter is, as I know everyone in this room knows, that the recession that this country faced when this President… — Jay Carney
But despite historic levels of obstruction, President Obama was able to bring the economy back from the verge of a second Great Depression. — Steny Hoyer
This crisis of long-term unemployment is having a profoundly damaging impact on the lives of those bearing the brunt of it. We know this thanks… — Barry Eichengreen
Recovery measures work better when they raise confidence - as Franklin D. Roosevelt understood. His fireside chats, and his inaugural address proclaiming he would fight… — Christina Romer
Market capitalism survived and prospered after the boom-bust industrial revolution of the 19th century, and the Great Depression and world wars of the 20th century.… — Mark Skousen
I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It… — Bryce Courtenay
Investing in auto companies and ensuring a financial collapse didn't lead not from a recession to a great depression may not have been the most… — Robert Gibbs
The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help… — John Freeman
If you had asked people in 1929, 'Here is what is about to happen. How much would you pay to avoid the Great Depression from… — Austan Goolsbee
We were growing up in West Virginia. Everybody was poor there in the southern part of the state. It was like growing up in the… — James Green Somerville
Ok... so who wants to hear about my STD from the silent film era? Yeah, put your hands up for that one. This chick's pussy… — Nick Swardson
That is why every president since the Great Depression who came before the American people asking for a second term could look back at the… — Mitt Romney
These are American success stories. And yet the centerpiece of the Presidents entire re-election campaign is attacking success. Is it any wonder that someone who… — Mitt Romney
I think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. Look, we've tried this. We've tried both approaches.… — Barack Obama
Yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures to make sure we didn't slip into a Great Depression, but what we've also said is,… — Barack Obama
We've made real progress digging our way out of policies that gave us two wars & the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. — Barack Obama

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