Happiness does not require an expanding economy

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

The urge to consume is fathered by the value system which emphasizes the ability of the society to produce.

A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality.

I am for a close global association in trade and financial matters, rather than the opposite possibility of excessive nationalism, as manifested in the two world wars.

Faced with having to change our views or prove that there is no need to do so, most of us immediately get busy on the proof.

There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.