Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.
John Kenneth GalbraithOriginality is something that is easily exaggerated, especially by authors contemplating their own work.
John Kenneth GalbraithWashington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.
John Kenneth GalbraithIf there must be madness, something may be said for having it on a heroic scale
John Kenneth GalbraithThe real accomplishment of modern science and technology consists in taking ordinary men, informing them narrowly and deeply and then, through appropriate organization, arranging to have their knowledge combined with that of other specialized but equally ordinary men. This dispenses with the need for genius. The resulting performance, though less inspiring, is far more predictable.
John Kenneth Galbraith