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John Kenneth 'Ken' Galbraith, OC (October 15, 1908 - April 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American economist.

❝Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.❞ [+]

❝Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.❞ [+]

❝Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.❞ [+]

❝The happiest time of anyone's life is just after the first divorce.❞ [+]

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