It is my guiding confession that I believe the greatest error in economics is in seeing the economy as a stable, immutable structure.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplifications of our culture.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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In the autumn of 1929 the mightiest of Americans were, for a brief time, revealed as human beings.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover. Because ever since the great tulipmania in 1637, speculation has always been covered by a new paradigm.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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