There are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

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The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.

The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.

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...

By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the...

By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the...

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

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

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

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

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

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the...

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the...

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority...

In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority...

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...

When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against...

When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against...

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

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

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

The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we...

The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we...

We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?

We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so...

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so...

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that...

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that...

Individuals with lower cognitive abilities may gravitate towards more socially conservative rightwing ideologies that maintain...

Individuals with lower cognitive abilities may gravitate towards more socially conservative rightwing ideologies that maintain...

I mean, I'm a conservative. I believe that, you know, if you borrow too much,...

I mean, I'm a conservative. I believe that, you know, if you borrow too much,...