Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.
Source: In Barnes & Noble Book of Quotations, by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1987.
-- Herbert Hoover, (Aug 10 1874-1964), US president (31st), engineer; He was chief Allied relief administrator during WW I; led the U.S. as president during the early years of the Depression.