32 quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

“There are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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“The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.” — John Kenneth Galbraith

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