Charles P. Kindleberger Quotes

The propensity to swindle grows parallel with the propensity to speculate during a boom the implosion of an asset price bubble always leads to the discovery of frauds and swindles

There is nothing so disturbing to one's well-being and judgment as to see a friend get rich

The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Much of the profession is empirically bankrupt because it is no longer taught economic history.

Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation.