Two good quotes from Hemingway:

 

“The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists."  “Notes on the Next War: A Serious Topical Letter,” 

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”  The Sun Also Rises