"One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know."
-John Kenneth Galbraith
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"By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man.“
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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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