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John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes: Wisdom... is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion.
         

Wisdom... is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion.


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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.



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Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.



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Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.



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.

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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Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.



If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.



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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.



Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.





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But by fighting the difficulties in which one finds oneself, an inner strength develops from within our heart, which improves in life's fight.

But by fighting the difficulties in which one finds oneself, an inner strength develops from within our heart, which improves in life's fight.




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