The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history.
Lawrence Summers
We are inheriting the worst financial system since the Depression. We're inheriting a situation - when people go back and study major banking crises a quarter century from now, the one that America developed in 2007 and 2008 is going to be one of those crises.
people system
Takeovers wouldn't cause the stock market to rise unless there is an upward reassessment of earnings (potential). People are more optimistic and confident about the future.
people
The United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that these countries have caught up to our level of prosperity, it is time for them to catch up to our level of openness.
protection prosperity thetimes time war
But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place.
places discourse government
You can't have a situation in which companies proceed on a permanent basis relying only on cash from the government.
government
Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.
nations thetimes time
If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.
principles innovation history
In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car.
car history
revolution history
The country will not have to pay the piper. Through a combination of sound policy actions and a great deal of good luck we are well on our way to a soft landing and a period of growth and price stability.
sound growth luck action
I deeply regret the impact of my comments and apologise for not having weighed them more carefully.. I was wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women.
women wrongs
In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.
poetry politics
.. It's important to remember how fortunate we are as a country to have a currency and a bond market that is seen in every way as a source of strength and it's a huge responsibility for us to keep it that way.
strength
We must recognise that in an integrated world, trade cannot be divorced from other concerns. We need to promote free trade and serious global efforts with respect to common problems even as we support every nation's right to chart its own course.
effort rights nations
Where countries have been able to carry through on their reform commitments -- as in Korea, Thailand and the Philippines -- results are starting to come in the form of lower interest rates, new investment and increased growth.
results growth
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