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John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes: Truth has anciently been called the first casualty of war. Money may, in fact, have priority.
         

Truth has anciently been called the first casualty of war. Money may, in fact, have priority.


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But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.



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The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.



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There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.



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Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.



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