The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.

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There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain...

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain...

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship...

During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship...

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have...

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and...

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I've never been one to bet on the weather.

I've never been one to bet on the weather.

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

The overwhelming majority of my rated wealth consists of investments in companies that produce goods...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature,...

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships...

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice...

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the...