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Ideas, knowledge, art, hospitality, travel – these are things which should in their nature be international. But let goods be homespun whenever it is reasonably and conveniently possible and above all let finance be primarily national.

John Maynard Keynes

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The love of money as a possession. Will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity.
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Disgusting Love Money Possession Recognition
Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.
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Chief Exception Ourselves State
The important thing for Government is not to do things which individuals are doing already, and to do them a little better or a little worse; but to do those things which at present are not done at all.
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Better Government Important Individual Present Worst
It would be foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are very uncertain.
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Attachment Certain Expectation Fools
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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Allow Beginning Change Civilization Disobedient Profit
Obstinacy can bring only a penalty and no reward.
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Obstinate Penalty Reward
It is Enterprise which build and improves the world’s possessions. If Enterprise is afoot, Wealth accumulates whatever may be happening to Thrift; and if Enterprise is asleep, Wealth decays, whatever Thrift may be doing.
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Build Enterprise Improve Possession Sleep Thrift Wealth World
Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older.
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Construction Love Man Money Old Security
When I find new information I change my mind; What do you do?
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Change Finding Information Mindset
When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done.
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Activity Country Development Job
A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.
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History Mindset Opinion Study
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is generally understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else.
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Easy Economist Ideas Politics Rule World
I’d rather be vaguely right than precisely wrong.
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Choice Myself Right Wrong
The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
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Envelope Future Ignorance Object Ourselves Skills Social
Conservatism leads nowhere; it satisfies no ideal.
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Conservatism Ideal Satisfaction
When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?
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Change Conclusion Information Yourself

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