“The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
Category: money
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By all but the pathologically romantic, it
“By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: age
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Money differs from an automobile or mistress
“Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
Category: money
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Wealth, in even the most improbable cases,
“Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
Category: finance
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The salary of the chief executive of
“The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: nature
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In any great organization it is far,
“In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: alone
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All of the great leaders have had
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: leadership
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There are times in politics when you
“There are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: politics
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Much literary criticism comes from people for
“Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: freedom
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There is something wonderful in seeing a
“There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Economics is extremely useful as a form
“Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Category: government
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