"One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know."
-John Kenneth Galbraith
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"Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists."
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"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite."
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"Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence."
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"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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"We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect."
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"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."
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"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
-Ronald Reagan
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"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
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"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."
-Winston Churchill
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"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."
-Gore Vidal
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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around."
-Gilbert K. Chesterton
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