Banking Quote by Thomas A. Edison

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this…

— Jules Verne

“Do you wish to know whether that day is coming? Watch money. Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that…

— Ayn Rand

It is absurd to say that our country can issue $30,000,000 in bonds and not $30,000,000 in currency. Both are promises to pay; but…

— Thomas A. Edison

“In the days when money was backed by its face value in silver or gold, there were limits to how much wealth could flow…

— Alan Weisman

It is the people who constitute the basis of Government credit. Why then cannot the people have benefit of their own gilt-edge credit by…

— Thomas A. Edison

When people are collecting gold they aren't doing business. ... Gold is constipation: even bankruptcy is more fluid. Gold isn't wealth: positions in markets…

— Christina Stead

Unlike the days of the gold standard, it is impossible for the Federal Reserve to go bankrupt; it holds the legal monopoly of counterfeiting…

— Murray Rothbard

I don't mind the government accruing debts as long as every dollar is spent effectively with a high return. That works out fine. If…

— Jeremy Grantham

“People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from…

— Thomas A. Edison

The possession of gold has ruined fewer men than the lack of it. What noble enterprises have been checked and what fine souls have…

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

I have got gold secure all the time so income tax people will not be able to take the gold from my neck!

— Bappi Lahiri

The reason we need to have a gold and silver based currency is to bring discipline to the financial system so the government can't…

— Bernard von NotHaus