What he meant was that events can sometimes unfold at a speed that outpaces our ability to understand them. So, as 2014 winds down, it is worth asking ourselves, with the benefit of hindsight: Have we at the European Central Bank reacted swiftly enough to maintain price stability in the face of threats, as our mandate requires?
发自法兰克福——二战后德国首任总理康拉德·阿登纳（Konrad Adenauer）曾说过一句名言：“为什么我要为昨天说过的话负责？”意思是事情发展的速度往往会超出我们的理解能力。因此随着2014年即将落下帷幕，也值得让我们去扪心自问，以事后检讨的方式来反思：“在面对众多威胁之时，我们这些欧洲中央银行的管理者们是否能像我们所被授予的任命那样，采取了足够迅速的行动去维持价格稳定？”而答案在我看来，是肯定的。