Men have been swindled by other men on many occasions. The autumn of 1929 was, perhaps, the first occasion when men succeeded… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Money is a singular thing. It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The inborn instability of capitalism has been part of the history of the system for several hundred years, including recurrent speculative episodes.… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The family which takes it mauve and cerise, air conditioned, power-steered, and power braked automobile out for a tour passes through cities… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The massive reduction in risk that is inherent in the development of the modern corporation has been far from fully appreciated. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
All, the intelligent and stupid, diligent and idle, have been swept along on a current of increased output that, in the usual… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Much of the world's work, it has been said, is done by men who do not feel quite well. Marx is a… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Over the span of man's history, although a phenomenal amount of education, persuasion, indoctrination and incantation have been devoted to the effort,… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
In recent times no problem has been more puzzling to thoughtful people than why, in a troubled world, we make such poor… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Decision has greater virtue and force if taken after there has been eloquent dissent. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Had the Bible been in clear straightforward language, had the ambiguities and contradictions been edited out, and had the language been constantly… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The inborn instability of capitalism has been part of the history of the system for several hundred years. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Broadly speaking, Keynesianism means that the government has a specific responsibility for the behavior of the economy, that it doesn't work on… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Technology means the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical tasks. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Men can labor to make sense out of single steps toward the goal without ever pausing to reflect that the goal itself is ludicrous.” — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplification… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Agriculture is one economic activity that does not obey the laws of demand and supply. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Washington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
World War II revealed two of the enduring features of the Keynesian Revolution. One was the moral difference between spending for welfare and spending… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
While it will be desirable to achieve planned results, it will be even more important to avoid unplanned disasters. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
