"An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense -- perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire -- that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, that the gold standard is an instrument of laissez-faire and that each implies and requires the other."
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Alan Greenspan
(1926- ) Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1987-2006)
Source:
"Gold and Economic Freedom", 1966
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True statement from a hypocrite.
 -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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    Not shooting the messenger, we hold this truth to be self evident ! ! !
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    I guess Greenspan couldn't resist the temptation of all that power in his hands. They must have made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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