The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.

Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman

Any Depression Economy Government Great Great Depression Inherent Instability Like Mismanagement Most Other Periods Private Produced Rather Severe Than Unemployment

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