John Kenneth Galbraith
Birthday: 15 October 1908, Dunwich Township, Ontario, Canada
Height: 206 cm
John Kenneth Galbraith was born on October 15, 1908 in Dunwich Township, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Catherine Merriam Atwater. He died on April 29, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea Show more
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought. Hide
Under capitalism man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
Under capitalism man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
[what he called "Galbraith's First Law"] Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
[what he called "Galbraith's First Law"] Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
John Kenneth Galbraith's FILMOGRAPHY
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