4 Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith about ideas

  • Author John Kenneth Galbraith
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    The ideas by which people . . . interpret their existence and in measure guide their behavior, were not forged in a world of wealth.

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  • Author John Kenneth Galbraith
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    The charge that an idea is radical, impractical, or long- haired is met by showing that a prominent businessman has favored it?an additional tactic in this strategy of defense?is to assert that Winston Churchill once sponsored the particular idea. If one is challenged, a sufficiently careful investigation will show that he did.

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