John Kenneth Galbraith ✓

(1908–2006) non-fiction writer

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[Wikidata] Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)... | [Wikipedia] John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an i

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• In 1736, Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette printed an apology for its irregular appearence because its printer was "with the Press, labouring for the publick Good, to… Apology
• Foresight is an imperfect thing - all prevision in economics is imperfect. All
• When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover. Because ever since the great tulipmania in 1637, speculation… All
• One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish. Becomes
• The masters thought they were loved until one day one of their favorites farted loudly while serving dinner and the next day was gone. The… Class
• The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. Character
• Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. Capitalism
• It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought. Anchor
• The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. Astrology
• Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. Economic
• Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. Almost Everyone
• The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. Conformity
• We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. Agree
• The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a… Achievement
• All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in… All
• Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. Art
• Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative. Alternative
• We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not working because they had too little money, the poor because… Abandon
• In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily… Acceptance
• All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. All
• In economics, the majority is always wrong. Always Wrong
• More die in the United States of too much food than of too little. America
• Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. Aspect
• Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value… All
• Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but… Active

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