He knew how to do the right thing, both in making sure that taxpayers' money was not wasted, but also in making sure that during a time of real economic contraction people were not left on their own - helping people who couldn't help themselves because of adverse circumstances. Among other things, he put a moratorium on foreclosures of mortgages, realizing that for a period of time these things were beyond people's control. He did a lot of things to relieve the great distress of that terrible era, that economic catastrophe. As governor he cut taxes in the Depression, kept expenditures in line. He was an extraordinary entrepreneur - very, very successful. It is an honor to be here with a lecture named after Gov. So maybe we've had global warming since then so you don't have snow anymore, but I kind of doubt that. It was cold and there was a lot of snow and it was coming down. More than one person with a straight face has told me this is year-round.Īs Kirk indicated, I did come in 1978 with my father when he gave a Landon Lecture. Thank you very, very much, Kirk, for those very, very kind words. Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief,
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