Anyone who thinks that the last 80 years, ever since FDR took us off gold, have been a doomed venture, that strikes me as kind of cranky.

I believe that the only important structural obstacles to world prosperity are the obsolete doctrines that clutter the minds of men.

I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.

The public has no idea that the deficit has been falling like a stone.

The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century ... has taken place via globalization.

If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you.

Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.