Currency Quote by Hans F. Sennholz

Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world. Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.

— Alan Greenspan

The fiat-based system has produced enormous global imbalances that are straining the global economy. Ultimately, I think the whole thing gives way and what…

— Peter Schiff

Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and nurturing the…

— Lawrence Reed

In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic. All of us, from the Governor of the Bank of England downwards, are now…

— John Maynard Keynes

The gold standard sooner or later will return with the force and inevitability of natural law, for it is the money of freedom and…

— Hans F. Sennholz

Monetary reform, if it is to be genuine and successful, must sever money and banking from politics. That's why a modern gold standard must…

— Lawrence Reed

A gold standard is the ideal monetary system for those who create wealth through ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and hard work. Gold standards are disfavored by…

— James Rickards

The superiority of the gold standard consists in the fact that the value of gold develops independent of political actions.

— Ludwig von Mises

It has therefore been justly observed that however honestly the coin of a country may conform to its standard, money made of gold and…

— David Ricardo

The dreams of "leaving it up to the market" or of returning to a politically neutral gold standard cannot succeed because the nature of…

— Robert Gilpin

I see a great future for gold and silver coins as the currency people may increasingly turn to when paper currencies begin to disintegrate.

— Murray Rothbard

Gold is a relic from a time when government's were less trustworthy in these matters (currency debasement) than they are now.

— John Maynard Keynes