Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. -John Kenneth Galbraith Finance
In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. -John Kenneth Galbraith Hope
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. -John Kenneth Galbraith Politics
By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man. -John Kenneth Galbraith Romantic
Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative. -John Kenneth Galbraith Politics
In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone. -John Kenneth Galbraith Alone
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. -John Kenneth Galbraith Art
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. -John Kenneth Galbraith Truth
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. -John Kenneth Galbraith Politics
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. -John Kenneth Galbraith Finance
Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not. -John Kenneth Galbraith Money
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know. -John Kenneth Galbraith Wisdom
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. -John Kenneth Galbraith Intelligence
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. -John Kenneth Galbraith Leadership
Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive. -John Kenneth Galbraith Finance
Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all. -John Kenneth Galbraith Humor
