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

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

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

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

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

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

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

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

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...

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

I have absolutely no intention of marrying Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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...

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...

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

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

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

How does one measure the success of a museum?

How does one measure the success of a museum?

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 vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.

I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.

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

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

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

Nostalgia often leads to idle speculation.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

My yachts were, I suppose, outstanding status symbols.

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...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.