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In 1936, money had no important role. Interest rates were one-eighth of one-eighth of one per cent. I did some research, and I found that the interest on one million dollars of ninety-day Treasuries was $37. People didn't even bother to collect it. The Fed wasn't important.
— Paul Samuelson
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The history of the twentieth century - America's century! - has been pretty much a history of rising prices.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: rising, pretty, america, history
Let those who will - write the nation's laws - if I can write its textbooks.
— Paul Samuelson
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Things swept so badly that I had distrust - after 1967, let's say - of American Keynesianism. For better or worse, U.S. Keynesianism was so far ahead of where it started. I am a cafeteria Keynesian.
— Paul Samuelson
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It is dead wrong about necessary surplus of winnings over losings.
— Paul Samuelson
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In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: think, research, age, myself
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