“That was to cry, Fire, Fire, in Noah's Flood.”

— Ralph George Hawtrey

Source: A Century of Bank Rate (1938), Chapter IV, "Bank Rate and Deflation, 1934-32" p.144-145
Context: Once the gold standard was suspended, there could be no doubt of the purpose of that step. In face of the exchange risk the high rate could not possibly attract foreign money. It could only be intended as a safeguard against inflation. Fantastic fears of inflation were expressed. That was to cry, Fire, Fire, in Noah's Flood. It is after depression and unemployment have subsided that inflation becomes dangerous.

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British economist 1879–1975

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“Yonder stands your orphan with his gun, crying like a fire in the sun.”

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Charles Lyell book Principles of Geology

Chpt.2, p. 9
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Abbott Eliot Kittredge (1834–1912) American minister

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 22.

“Noah’s flood was understood to be world-wide and extinguish all human and animal life except for those in the ark.”

James Barr (1924–2006) British bible scholar

Letter to David C.C. Watson, 23 April 1984. Quoted from https://answersingenesis.org/ https://answersingenesis.org/genesis/oxford-hebrew-scholar-professor-james-barr-meaning-of-genesis/

link https://web.archive.org/web/20170612180930/http://members.iinet.com.au:80/~sejones/barrlett.html Source: The authenticity of this letter is not verified yet.

“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.”

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Hymn sung at the Completion of the Battle Monument
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Rainbow Lights at the Ark https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2016/12/20/rainbow-lights-at-ark/, Around the World with Ken Ham (December 20, 2016)
Around the World with Ken Ham (May 2005 - Ongoing)

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