In 1929 the discovery of the wonders of the geometric series struck Wall Street with a force comparable to the invention of the wheel. (John Kenneth Galbraith)

In 1929 the discovery of the wonders of the geometric series struck Wall Street with a force comparable to the invention of the wheel.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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