1988 speech, as quoted in The New York Times, October 28, 2005.
• Sometimes misquoted as: "If I have made myself clear, I've misspoken."
• Sometimes misquoted as: "If I have made myself clear, I've misspoken."
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I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I said.
— Alan Greenspan
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I said." in the context of "1988 speech, as quoted in The New York Times, October 28, 2005.
• Sometimes misquoted as: "If I have made myself clear, I've misspoken."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alan Greenspan" (Quotes, 1980s)
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About Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC. First appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006 after the second-longest tenure in the position.
About Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC. First appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006 after the second-longest tenure in the position.
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