John Kenneth Galbraith | intelligence
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John Kenneth Galbraith | humor
Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.
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John Kenneth Galbraith | hope
In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
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John Kenneth Galbraith | great
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
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John Kenneth Galbraith | government
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
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John Kenneth Galbraith | freedom
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
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John Kenneth Galbraith | finance
Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.
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