In the market economy the price that is offered is counted upon to produce the result that is sought.
John Kenneth GalbraithA bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.
John Kenneth GalbraithThere is an enormous thrust in our time to have a simple answer. And that simple answer is that all depends on Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve. And Alan, who is an old acquaintance of mine, is a marvelous performer in the impression he gives of enormously great perception.
John Kenneth GalbraithThe sense of responsibility in the financial community for the community as a whole is not small. It is nearly nil.
John Kenneth Galbraith