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Herbert Hoover: “Apprehensions of such collapse had demoralized our agricultural and security markets and so threatened other nations as…”

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Apprehensions of such collapse had demoralized our agricultural and security markets and so threatened other nations as to impose further dangers upon us.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects the anxiety in U.S. markets due to fears of international economic collapse.

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