When he personally helped the Allies create institutions like the World Bank, at the end of World War II, he was trying to make sure we wouldn't get into such a mess again.

BBC: Masters of money: John Maynard Keynes

"I have a horrible feeling that they are going to have to start all over again with the delivery of the Single Farm Payments, because the situation has been allowed to get into such a bad mess, " he says.

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People, furniture, houses, cars, toys, flowers, all the living and material life of a fancy beach resort get pulled into a swirling, tangled mess and are randomly deposited miles inland.

NEWYORKER: The Impossible

We watch people, buildings, furniture, cars, toys, plants, all the living and material life of the resort get pulled into a swirling, tangled mess and randomly deposited for miles inland.

NEWYORKER: Stiff Upper Lips

It took a lot of years to get us into this mess.

WHITEHOUSE: Standing Behind the American Auto Industry

And the interest rate freeze is I think merited, because look at what's happening -- if you're a big bank that helped get us into this mess, you go borrow money from Abu Dhabi or somewhere.

CNN: Part 1 of CNN Democratic presidential debate

Whatever we come up with, voters have a right to be sure that we never get into this kind of mess again.

ECONOMIST: Barack Obama's BlackBerry