Wednesday, September 17

The fundamental business of the country ...

The fundamental business of the country, that is the production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.

A McCain campaign speech? No, it was said almost exactly 69 years ago by President Herbert Hoover on October 25, 1929

George Santayana's wisdom shows its power once more - Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for pointing that out. Disturbing...and yet, explains a lot.

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