About John Kenneth Galbraith:
John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith was a Canadian and, later, American economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s, during which time Galbraith fulfilled the role of public intellectual. As an economist, he leaned toward Post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective.
The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor.
John Kenneth GalbraithA person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.
John Kenneth GalbraithThe Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.
John Kenneth GalbraithPeople who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.
John Kenneth GalbraithThe only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
John Kenneth GalbraithThe commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.
John Kenneth GalbraithThe capacity for erroneous belief is very great, especially where it coincides with convenience.
John Kenneth Galbraith