“Our membership of the euro is a guarantee of monetary stability and creates the right conditions for sustainable growth. Our membership of the euro is the only choice.” ChoicesGrowthConditionsGuaranteesStabilityMonetaryEuroMembership Author:Lucas Papademos
“In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic. All of us, from the Governor of the Bank of England downwards, are now primarily interested in preserving the stability of business, prices, and employment, and are not likely, when the choice is forced on us, deliberately to sacrifice these to outworn dogma, which had its value once, of 3 pounds, 17 shill ings, 10 1/2 pence per ounce. Advocates of the ancient standard do not observe how remote it now is from the spirit and the requirements of the age. A regulated nonmetallic standard has slipped in unnoticed. It exists.” AgeSpiritValuesChoicesSacrificeStandardsGoldEnglandInvestingAncientEmploymentPoundsStabilityDogmaGovernorsRequirementsUnnoticedRelicsGold StandardShills Book:The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Essays in persuasion Source: The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Essays in persuasion
“If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.” PeopleIfsGivingChoicesSocialSecurityGiving UpAnarchyStabilityDictatorshipPersonal FreedomPears Author:Margaret Atwood
“You have a choice of trusting the natural stability of gold, or the honesty and intelligence of members of government.” GovernmentChoicesNaturalHonestyMembersGoldStability Author:George Bernard Shaw