Quotes by : John Kenneth Galbraith

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

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

If there must be madness, something may be said for having it on a heroic scale

Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements;....

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Let it be emphasized once more, and especially to anyone inclined to a personally rewarding skepticism....

More die in the United States of too much food than of too little

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

The shortcomings of economics are not original error but uncorrected obsolescence. The obsolescence has....

War remains the decisive human failure.