Quotes by Economics The problem of the modern economy is not a failure of a knowledge of economics; it's a failure of a knowledge of history. John Kenneth Galbraith modern economics problem Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects. John Kenneth Galbraith economics suffering believe In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. John Kenneth Galbraith economics faith desire The fully planned economy, so far from being unpopular, is warmly regarded by those who know it best. John Kenneth Galbraith economics economy knows In economics, unlike fiction and the theater, there is no harm in a premature disclosure of the plot: it is to see the changes just mentioned and others as an interlocked whole. John Kenneth Galbraith economics plot fiction Economics is not an exact science. John Kenneth Galbraith exact-sciences economics Nothing so weakens government as persistent inflation. John Kenneth Galbraith inflation economics government There is an old saying, or should be, that it is a wise economist who recognizes the scope of his own generalizations. John Kenneth Galbraith economics scope wise Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent. John Maynard Keynes indifferent economics education I'd rather be vaguely right than precisely wrong. John Maynard Keynes economics In economics it is a far, far wiser thing to be right than to be consistent John Kenneth Galbraith wiser economics consistent There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. John Maynard Keynes currency economics mean The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book. John McCain economics issues book He had one illusion - France; and one disillusion - mankind, including Frenchmen. John Maynard Keynes illusion economics france Economics is a very dangerous science. John Maynard Keynes economics dangerous Foresight is an imperfect thing - all prevision in economics is imperfect. John Kenneth Galbraith imperfect-things foresight economics I've been a faithful reader of the great classical documents of economics, or tried to be. John Kenneth Galbraith faithful economics reader Leadership produces change. That is its primary function John P. Kotter economics business management Men will not always die quietly. John Maynard Keynes economics dies men Commercial organisations that operate responsibly have benefitted by increased revenues of 682% compared to 166% for those that don't John P. Kotter economics business management «56789101112131415»