Our inflation, our public enemy number one, will, unless whipped, destroy our country, our homes, our liberties, our property and finally our national pride as surely as will a well-armed wartime enemy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Inflation is presented as a severe threat to national stability and property.
- In plain terms
- High prices can hurt the country badly.
- What can you take from it?
- Control inflation to protect value.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does inflation affect you?
- What threatens economic stability?
Another view
Inflation affects people differently.
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It would be tragic for this country if we went down the same path and ended up with the same problem that Great Britain has.
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