The oldest [John Kenneth] Galbraith rule is that when you hear that a new era has dawned, you should take cover.
John Kenneth GalbraithDecision has greater virtue and force if taken after there has been eloquent dissent.
John Kenneth GalbraithMuch literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover either for grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much-cherished aspect of academic freedom.
John Kenneth GalbraithFaced 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.
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