“…if we acknowledge that the act of making loans is rife with economic uncertainty, dependent ultimately on the ability of the borrower to make a higher economic return than he pays in interest, then the idea of only making promises that can be fulfilled becomes obviously silly. Banking is a business. Businesses take risks. In particular, banking is in the asset management business, and it is certainly possible to manage assets poorly.”

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