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" There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting. "

John Kenneth Galbraith

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" All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. "

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" 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. "

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" In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. "

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" Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom. "

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" War remains the decisive human failure. "

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" In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes. "

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" 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. "

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" Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. "

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" Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. "

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" The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture. "

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" 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. "

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" Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue. "

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" Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive. "

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