John Maynard Keynes
long run dead
“The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
capitalist belief wicked good
“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
bank problem hundred million pound
“If you owe your bank a hundred pounds, you have a problem. But if you owe a million, it has.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
right wrong
“It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
education inculcation incomprehensive indifferent
“Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
political problem economic social liberty
“The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.”
― John Maynard Keynes
development country casino
“When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
ideas history
“Ideas shape the course of history.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
difficulty ideas new old
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
Keynes - accountant disobedient profit change civilization
"Once we allow ourselves to be disobedient to the test of an accountant's profit, we have begun to change our society."
— John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
foolish expectation uncertain
"It would be foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are very uncertain."
— John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
science basis calculable probability statistics uncertain keynes
“about these matters there is no scientific basis on which to form any calculable probability whatsoever. We simply do not know.”
— John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
work goverment despise criminal
“I work for a government I despise for ends I think criminal.”
― John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)