There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

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In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so,...

In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so,...

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...

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

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...

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit...

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit...

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

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

Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves...

Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves...

Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is...

Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is...

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

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 process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not...

We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not...

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

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

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...

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...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

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...

If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?

If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?

Dreams are free....it\'s making them come true that costs so much.

$Dreams are free....it\'s making them come true that costs so much.$