John Galbraith
John Galbraith
although case proved wealth widely
Wealth is not without its advantages, and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.
alteration circumstance few ideas relevant total underlying
The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we are guided, in part, by ideas that are relevant to another world. ... We do many things that are unnecessary, some that are unwise, and a few that are insane.
anchor far firm nonsense seas troubled
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put on the troubled seas of thought.
bland days disturbing lead looked man mark minor seek taken
these are the days when men... seek the comfortable and the accepted; when the man of controversy is looked upon as a disturbing influence; when originality is taken to be a mark of instability; and when, in minor modification of the scriptural parable, the bland lead the bland.
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Wisdom itself is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion
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We are on the edge of a total end to civilized existenceon this planet, perhaps the end of life itself.