The love of money as a possession. Will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity.
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESThere is nothing so disastrous as a rational investment policy in an irrational world.
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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 Economic Problem, the problem of want and poverty and the economic struggle between classes and nations, is nothing but a frightful muddle, a transitory and unnecessary muddle.
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Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older.
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It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.
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When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?
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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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Ideas shape the course of history.
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How long will it be necessary to pay City men so entirely out of proportion to what other servants of society commonly receive for performing social services not less useful or difficult?
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We will not have any more crashes in our time.
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It’s not bringing in the new ideas that’s so hard; it’s getting rid of the old ones.
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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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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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In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
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It is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.
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When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals.
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