It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

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It has been the acknowledged right of every Marxist scholar to read into Marx the...

It has been the acknowledged right of every Marxist scholar to read into Marx the...

Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so...

Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so...

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than...

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than...

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the...

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

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

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does...

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does...

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable...

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable...

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

Few things are more tempting to a writer than to repeat, admiringly, what he has...

Few things are more tempting to a writer than to repeat, admiringly, what he has...

In economics it is a far, far wiser thing to be right than to be...

In economics it is a far, far wiser thing to be right than to be...

Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is...

Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is...

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the...

In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the...

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in...

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in...

I heard you're good in algebra, can you replace my 'X' without asking 'Y?'

I heard you're good in algebra, can you replace my 'X' without asking 'Y?'

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

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