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Quote by Junius Spencer Morgan
Never sell a bear on the United States.
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The quote advises against betting against the United States or taking a strongly negative view of its prospects. “A bear” is presented as someone expecting decline, so the sentence expresses confidence that opposing the country’s future is a poor bet.
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- Nation’s Business, March 1930
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