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Herbert Hoover: The continuing credit paralysis has operated to accentuate the deflation and liquidation of commodities, real estate…

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The continuing credit paralysis has operated to accentuate the deflation and liquidation of commodities, real estate, and securities below any reasonable basis of values.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover discusses how ongoing credit paralysis has led to deflation and liquidation of various assets below reasonable values.

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