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John Kenneth Galbraith
(15 Oct 1908 - 29 Apr 2006)
Canadian-American economist , who was one of the most influential in his field through the post World War II era. He wrote many books on economics, including The Affluent Society (1958) and Money (1975).
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Science Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith (3)
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
A Contemporary Guide to Economics, Peace, and Laughter (1971), 50.
Inventions that are not made, like babies that are not born, are rarely missed. In the absence of new developments, old ones may seem very impressive for quite a long while.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
The Affluent Society (1958), 127.
See also: | Invention (84)
She is a reflection of comfortable middle-class values that do not take seriously the continuing unemployment. What I particularly regret is that she does not take seriously the intellectual decline. Having given up the Empire and the mass production of industrial goods, Britain's future lay in its scientific and artistic pre-eminence. Mrs Thatcher will be long remembered for the damage she has done.
On Mrs Margaret H. Thatcher.
On Mrs Margaret H. Thatcher.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
The Guardian, 15 Oct 1988.
