“I think it's been, you know, kind of like a tragic play to this point. But at this point, I think it's clear, and will be clear to the majority of the Congress. I think it's clear to the American people that there is only one countervailing force to a world where financial institutions are trying to sell instruments every day and where credit has dried up, and that's the United States Treasury.”
![“That would be nice if [people] stuck [treasury bills] all under a mattress, but they got to buy something with them. Sometimes they buy a treasury note, sometimes they set up sovereign wealth funds. They can do all kinds of things. They can buy our companies here. As long as we consume more than…” quote by Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba1/warren-buffett-183_all-kinds_that-would-be-nice-if-people-stuck-treas_2128493.jpg)
![“This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President (Woodrow Wilson) signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized…the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill.” quote by Charles A. Lindbergh Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b95/charles-a-lindbergh-sr-197289_federal-reserve_this-federal-reserve-act-establishes-the_2898079.jpg)
