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American Economist October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006

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Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized..."
By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man. John Kenneth Galbraith
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. John Kenneth Galbraith
Wisdom... is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just..."
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just..."
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite. John Kenneth Galbraith
The shortcomings of economics are not original error but uncorrected obsolescence. The obsolescence has occurred because what is convenient has become sacrosanct. Anyone who attacks such ideas must seem to be a trifle self-confident and even aggressive. The man who makes his entry by leaning against an infirm door gets an unjustified reputation for violence. Something is to be attributed to the poor state of the door. John Kenneth Galbraith
The man who is admired for the ingenuity of his larceny is almost always rediscovering some earlier form of fraud. The basic forms are all known, have all been practiced. The manners of capitalism improve. The morals may not. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Under capitalism, man exploits man; while under socialism just..."
Under capitalism, man exploits man; while under socialism just the reverse is true. John Kenneth Galbraith

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