The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESThe difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.
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Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
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Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.
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The idea behind stamped money is sound.
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The central principle of investment is to go contrary to the general opinion, on the grounds that if everyone agreed about its merits, the investment is inevitably too dear and therefore unattractive.
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For my own part, I believe that there is social and psychological justification for significant inequalities of incomes and wealth.
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Once we allow ourselves to be disobedient to the test of an accountant’s profit, we have begun to change our civilization.
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When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.
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Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.
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In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
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Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.
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There is no intrinsic reason for the scarcity of capital.
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Everything is always decided for reasons other than the real merits of the case.
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The power to become habituated to his surroundings and therefore to no longer be grateful for what is good in it is a marked characteristic of mankind and needs to be fought against if a person is to be happy.
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Well, when I get new information, I rethink my position. What, sir, do you do with new information?
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Gold is a relic from a time when government’s were less trustworthy in these matters (currency debasement) than they are now.
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