Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. John Kenneth Galbraith
In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone. John Kenneth Galbraith
The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. John Kenneth Galbraith
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. John Kenneth Galbraith
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. John Kenneth Galbraith
Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. John Kenneth Galbraith
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. John Kenneth Galbraith
All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. John Kenneth Galbraith
In economics, the majority is always wrong. John Kenneth Galbraith
There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. John Kenneth Galbraith
When people are the least sure, they are often the most dogmatic. John Kenneth Galbraith
The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled. John Kenneth Galbraith
In central banking as in diplomacy, style, conservative tailoring, and an easy association with the affluent count greatly and results far much less. John Kenneth Galbraith
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue. John Kenneth Galbraith
Ideology is just an escape from thought. John Kenneth Galbraith
There’s a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a billion dollars. John Kenneth Galbraith