Andrew Mellon
Andrew Mellon
Andrew William Mellonwas an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 9, 1921 to February 12, 1932, from the wealthy Mellon family of Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 March 1855
CountryUnited States of America
Andrew Mellon quotes about
men thinking want
Every man wants to connect his life with something he thinks eternal.
government sound great-depression
The Government's business is in sound condition.
people wrecks competent
Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people.
strong men ideas
Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective.
ties gentleman preference
Gentlemen prefer bonds.
business financial danger
A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.
depression pessimism situation
I see nothing in the present situation that is either menacing or warrants pessimism.
jobs giving corporations
Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs.
depression worry tides
There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.
ideas common-sense reform
A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.
country business adventure
If the spirit of business adventure is dulled, this country will cease to hold the foremost position in the world.
real estates farmers
Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate.
order light rich
Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.
country greatness men
Any man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies him the right to receive a reasonable share of his earnings, then he will no longer exert himself and the country will be deprived of the energy on which its continued greatness depends.