Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective.

- Andrew Mellon

Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate. It will purge the rottenness out of the system. High costs of living…

- Andrew Mellon

Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.

- Andrew Mellon

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.

- Andrew Mellon

I see nothing in the present situation that is either menacing or warrants pessimism... I have every confidence that there will be a revival of activ…

- Andrew Mellon

A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.

- Andrew Mellon

If the spirit of business adventure is dulled, this country will cease to hold the foremost position in the world.

- Andrew Mellon

Any man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies hi…

- Andrew Mellon

Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people.

- Andrew Mellon