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John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

John Kenneth Galbraith quotes

American Economist October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006

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John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be..."
If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Men of conservative temperament have long suspected that one..."
Men of conservative temperament have long suspected that one thing leads to another. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character..."
The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor. 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
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed..."
Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "I am worried about our tendency to over invest in things and..."
I am worried about our tendency to over invest in things and under invest in people. John Kenneth Galbraith
Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through..."
If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows (referring to "trickle down" economics). 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
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became..."
The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "We are becoming the servants in thought, as in action of the..."
We are becoming the servants in thought, as in action of the machine we have created to serve us. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "Economists are generally negligent of their heroes."
Economists are generally negligent of their heroes. John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority..."
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. 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

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