"One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know."
-John Kenneth Galbraith
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"The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.“
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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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"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
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