The Definition of Insanity
on May 24, 2018
↓ Transcript
Rutherford B. Hayes: S.2155 passed! We’ve successfully dismantled parts of the Dodd-Frank act!
Theodore Roosevelt: Bully for the reckless handling of the economy!
Rutherford B. Hayes: Now fine institutions, such as the Fremont Savings Bank, which I co-founded, will be able to get back to doing what they do best- subprime mortgages and predatory loans.
Rutherford B. Hayes: The 2008 Banking Crisis is a distant memory, so we’re free to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
Theodore Roosevelt: But Hayes, don’t people call that the definition of insanity?
Dictionary caption: insanity n. law: unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand that releases one from criminal or civil responsibility
Theodore Roosevelt: No one went to jail for it, so I guess it is the legal definition of insanity.
Theodore Roosevelt: Bully for the reckless handling of the economy!
Rutherford B. Hayes: Now fine institutions, such as the Fremont Savings Bank, which I co-founded, will be able to get back to doing what they do best- subprime mortgages and predatory loans.
Rutherford B. Hayes: The 2008 Banking Crisis is a distant memory, so we’re free to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
Theodore Roosevelt: But Hayes, don’t people call that the definition of insanity?
Dictionary caption: insanity n. law: unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand that releases one from criminal or civil responsibility
Theodore Roosevelt: No one went to jail for it, so I guess it is the legal definition of insanity.
