Why did secretary of the treasury andrew mellon believe that the government should do nothing about the depression?

This is a result of the despondencies and subsidences are brought on the by government activity. In the event that the administration would allow the economy to sit unbothered, we could never have retreats or sorrows. Mellon comprehended this, however the simpleton Roosevelt demanded screwing around with the economy, dragging out a little retreat into a 12-year gloom.

I would think that they kept their portraits for many reasons. The biggest one I can think of would be to keep the history alive, and because these figures, were the ones that made America what it is today.

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