Banks operate like a man who either wears his trousers round his chest, stifling breathing, as now, or round his ankles, exposing his assets. We want their trousers tied round their middle: steady lending growth; particularly to productive British business, especially small scale enterprise.
It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required.
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Ralph Erskine, Architect (1914) |
Jeff Garcia, Athlete (1970) |
Michael Harrington, Writer (1928) |
Steve Jobs, Businessman (1955) |
Denis Law, Athlete (1940) |
Michel Legrand, Composer (1932) |
John Bachman, Clergyman (1874) |
Robert M. La Follette, Politician (1953) |
Malcolm Forbes, Publisher (1990) |