"The Federal Reserve the privately owned U.S. central……" — Milton Friedman
"The Federal Reserve the privately owned U.S. central bank definitely caused The Great Depression by contracting the amount of currency in circulation by one third from 1929 to 1933."
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Milton Friedman
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195 Quotes by Milton Friedman
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