Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

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Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

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...

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either...

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either...

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need...

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need...

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award...

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award...

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...

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

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

In economics, the majority is always wrong.

In economics, the majority is always wrong.

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or...

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness...

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness...

Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then...

Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever...

The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever...

This day, the Government has no authority to reform the people; and the people have...

This day, the Government has no authority to reform the people; and the people have...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...