Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear. John Kenneth Galbraith assumediscardpower Change image and share on social
Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does. John Kenneth Galbraith activeagreeablebeach share on social
In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes. John Kenneth Galbraith corruptexpectationparalyze Change image and share on social
The great dialectic in our time is not, as anciently and by some still supposed, between capital and labor; it is between economic enterprise and the state. John Kenneth Galbraith ancientlycapitaldialectic Change image and share on social
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. John Kenneth Galbraith admirablememorypolitic Change image and share on social
The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture. John Kenneth Galbraith commencementculturemanifestation Change image and share on social
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue. John Kenneth Galbraith modestyoverratevastly Change image and share on social
The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. John Kenneth Galbraith achievementawardchief Change image and share on social
In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. John Kenneth Galbraith coexistdeepdesire Change image and share on social
Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised. John Kenneth Galbraith adviseamericanaudience share on social
