I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal.
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESI believe myself to be writing a book on economic theory which will largely revolutionize – not, I suppose, at once but in the course of the next ten years – the way the world thinks about economic problems.
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Once doubt begins it spreads rapidly.
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Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.
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In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
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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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It is the long-term investor, who will in practice come in for the most criticism… For it is the essence of his behavior that he should be eccentric, unconventional, and rash in the eyes of average opinion.
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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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The love of money as a possession. Will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity.
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It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.
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When the facts change, I change my mind.
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Economics is a very dangerous science.
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I am myself impressed by the great social advantages of increasing the stock of capital until it ceases to be scarce.
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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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When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.
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The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.
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I do not know which makes a man more conservative – to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past.
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