the orthodox view of the business cycle added a much more general sense of disquiet. This was the insecurity of a householder who is told that, in the normal and regular course of events, he must expect his house to catch fire and his property to be partially or wholly destroyed. The fire cannot be prevented or arrested, for it has its work to do; to call for a fire department is to invite an attempt to drown the flames by drenching them with gasoline.
