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John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

John Kenneth Galbraith quotes about mind

American Economist October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006

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John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's..."
In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving..."
Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof. John Kenneth Galbraith
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. John Kenneth Galbraith
Good writing, and this is especially important in a subject such as economics, must also involve the reader in the matter at hand. It is not enough to explain. The images that are in the mind of the writer must be made to reappear in the mind of the reader, and it is the absence of this ability that causes much economic writing to be condemned, quite properly, as abstract. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "The process by which banks create money is so simple that the..."
The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled. John Kenneth Galbraith
Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised. John Kenneth Galbraith

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