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Lawrence Summers Quotes

Lawrence Summers quotes

American Economist November 30, 1954

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We are inheriting the worst financial system since the Depression. We're inheriting a situation - when people go back and study major banking crises a quarter century from now, the one that America developed in 2007 and 2008 is going to be one of those crises. Lawrence Summers
It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets. Lawrence Summers
There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs. Lawrence Summers
The United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that these countries have caught up to our level of prosperity, it is time for them to catch up to our level of openness. Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers quote: "Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our..."
Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us. Lawrence Summers
Global capital markets pose the same kinds of problems that jet planes do. They are faster, more comfortable, and they get you where you are going better. But the crashes are much more spectacular. Lawrence Summers
If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles. Lawrence Summers
It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century. It would be even more wrong to let him shape the landscape of the 21st century. Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers quote: "In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is..."
In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn. Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers quote: "It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world..."
It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today. Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers quote: "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."
In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car. Lawrence Summers
I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it. Lawrence Summers
Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response. Lawrence Summers
But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place. Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers quote: "I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa..."
I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted. Lawrence Summers

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