“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair
“It was neither healthy nor good when public stock exchanges introduced order types and speed advantages that high-frequency traders could use to exploit everyone else. It was like a broken slot machine in the casino that pays off every time. It would keep paying off until someone said something about it; but no one who played the slot machine had any interest in pointing out that it was broken.” – Michael Lewis – FlashBoys
“The fact that the people who make the most money want the least clarity possible – that should be alarming, too.” – Michael Lewis – FlashBoys
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.” – Aldous Huxley
