There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.
John Kenneth GalbraithAgriculture is one economic activity that does not obey the laws of demand and supply.
John Kenneth GalbraithIt has been the acknowledged right of every Marxist scholar to read into Marx the particular meaning that he himself prefers and to treat all others with indignation.
John Kenneth GalbraithIn the old days, land was important as the giver of all things. That period is gone now. Technology and brainpower are all that matters and yet conflicts over land, specially one like on the India-China border, that yields nothing, continue. This is a burden of ancient history that we continue to carry. If tomorrow there is settlement on planet Mars, we will begin to worry if others are interested.
John Kenneth Galbraith