Ideas shape the course of history.

Quote by John Maynard Keynes

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Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a...

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.

Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.

Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.

Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are...

Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are...

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one...

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one...

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part...

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part...

The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time...

The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time...

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas

The power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas

There is no harm in being sometimes wrong- especially if one is promptly found out.

There is no harm in being sometimes wrong- especially if one is promptly found out.

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

If I owe you a pound, I have a problem; but if I owe you...

If I owe you a pound, I have a problem; but if I owe you...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will...

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will...

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

From the time of our birth till the time this body perishes, we are making...

From the time of our birth till the time this body perishes, we are making...

When you approach a problem, strip yourself of preconceived opinions and prejudice, assemble and learn...

When you approach a problem, strip yourself of preconceived opinions and prejudice, assemble and learn...