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“It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
“In the meantime, economic powers continue to justify the current global system where priority tends to be given to speculation and the pursuit of financial gain, which fail to take the context into account, let alone the effects on human dignity...” Pope Francis, Laudato si'
“True regulation is for the equal benefit of the consumer and the investor, and the only man who will suffer from true regulation is the speculator or the unscrupulous promoter who levies tribute equally from the man who buys the service and from...” Franklin D. Roosevelt, Looking Forward
“How this outbreak was induced is not definitely known, and suspicions, which may be unjust, need not to be stated.” Abraham Lincoln, State of the Union Address
“Speculation in things already produced—that is not business.” Henry Ford, My Life and Work
“Neither of these speculations is unreasonable, and they are mentioned to show how little men control their own destiny.” Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

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