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

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once...

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.

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...

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

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

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

Jack Dempsey and I became friends in the very early 1920s.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

I am - and have always been - a Methodist.

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...

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?

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

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

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.