Evo nekoliko izjava nekih od tadašnjih autoriteta: " We will not have any more crashes in our time. " (John Maynard Keynes 1927. otac ekonomske doktrine koje se drže mnogi današnji recovery majstori) " There may be a recession in stock prices, but not anything in the nature of a crash. " (Irving Fisher, vodeći američki ekonomist, New York Times, 5 rujna, 1929.) " While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed through the worst - and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover.