“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first. We see one nation suddenly seized, from its highest to its lowest members, with a fierce desire of military glory; another as suddenly becoming crazed upon a religious scruple, and neither of them recovering its senses until it has shed rivers of blood and sowed a harvest of groans and tears, to be reaped by its posterity.” MadnessCrowdsDelusionsManiasMass Man Author:Charles Mackay
“Periods of speculative frenzy always draw both scoundrels and suckers to Wall Street, the way a three-alarm fire attracts onlookers and pickpockets.” FraudBubblesSpeculationManias Book:The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market Source: The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market
“As manias de um homem podem ser tão boas quanto as de qualquer outro, mas sempre gostamos mais das nossas” CostumesManias Book:Persuasion Source: Persuasion