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“Agriculture is not crop production as popular belief holds - it's the production of food and fiber from the world's land and waters. Without agriculture it is not possible to have a city, stock market, banks, university, church or army. Agriculture is the foundation of civilization and any stable economy.”

“Economic activity, especially the activity of a market economy, cannot be conducted in an institutional, juridical or political vacuum. On the contrary, it presupposes sure guarantees of individual freedom and private property, as well as a stable currency and efficient public services.”

Source: The Encyclicals of John Paul II

“Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.”

Wells Growth Economy Financial Congress Missions Critical Employment Preserves Stability Efficient Stable Maximum Output Financial System Price Stability

Author:Ben Bernanke

“In the name of economy a thousand wasteful devices would be invented; and in the name of efficiency new forms of mechanical time-wasting would be devised: both processes gained speed through the nineteenth century and have come close to the limit of extravagant futility in our own time. But labor-saving devices could only achieve their end-that of freeing mankind for higher functions-if the standard of living remained stable. The dogma of increasing wants nullified every real economy and set the community in a collective squirrel-cage.”

“On top of that, we have a healthy and stable economy and an end to the boom and bust that characterised the Tory years.”

Years Ends Economy Healthy Stable

Author:Alistair Darling

“The world economy is more stable than for a generation ... Our hugely sophisticated financial markets match funds with ideas better than ever before.”

World Ideas Economy Generations Financial Fund Stable Sophisticated Financial Markets World Economy

Author:David Cameron

“Like nature, our economic system remains, in the long run, stable and rational...We welcome the inevitable seasons of our economy! How foolish of us.”

Long Running Economy Economic Seasons Remains Foolish Rational Welcome Inevitable Stable Long Runs Economic Systems

Author:Jerzy Kosinski

“We have very stable, solid economy; we are going through challenging times.”

Challenges Economy Stable Challenging Times

Author:Raghuram Rajan