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John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all."

Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens."

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.




John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "When the facts change, I change my mind."

When the facts change, I change my mind.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong."

It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.




John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The biggest problem is not to let people accept new ideas, but to let them forget the old ones."

The biggest problem is not to let people accept new ideas, but to let them forget the old ones.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out."

If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The outstanding faults of the economic society in which we live are its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes."

The outstanding faults of the economic society in which we live are its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes.




John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead."

Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury."

The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The markets are moved by animal spirits, and not by reason."

The markets are moved by animal spirits, and not by reason.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally."

Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.




John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Investing is an activity of forecasting the yield over the life of the asset; speculation is the activity of forecasting the psychology of the market."

Investing is an activity of forecasting the yield over the life of the asset; speculation is the activity of forecasting the psychology of the market.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated."

Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone."

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 Quotes: "The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty."

The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day."

Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions."

It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position."

When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?"

When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic."

In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "If you owe your bank a hundred pounds, you have a problem. But if you owe a million, it has."

If you owe your bank a hundred pounds, you have a problem. But if you owe a million, it has.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "It's not bringing in the new ideas that's so hard; it's getting rid of the old ones."

It's not bringing in the new ideas that's so hard; it's getting rid of the old ones.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking."

Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "All production is for the purpose of ultimately satisfying a consumer."

All production is for the purpose of ultimately satisfying a consumer.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Ideas shape the course of history."

Ideas shape the course of history.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "In the long run we are all dead."

In the long run we are all dead.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward."

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals."

When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy."

The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity."

It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "One blames politicians, not for inconsistency but for obstinacy. They are the interpreters, not the masters, of our fate. It is their job, in fact, to register the fact accompli."

One blames politicians, not for inconsistency but for obstinacy. They are the interpreters, not the masters, of our fate. It is their job, in fact, to register the fact accompli.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "We will not have any more crashes in our time."

We will not have any more crashes in our time.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "... a speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware."

... a speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "An investor who proposes to ignore near-term market fluctuations needs greater resources for safety and must not operate on so large a scale, if at all, with borrowed money."

An investor who proposes to ignore near-term market fluctuations needs greater resources for safety and must not operate on so large a scale, if at all, with borrowed money.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds."

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others."

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Newton was not the first of the age of reason, he was the last of the magicians."

Newton was not the first of the age of reason, he was the last of the magicians.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Once doubt begins it spreads rapidly."

Once doubt begins it spreads rapidly.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid."

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit."

The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is generally understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else."

The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is generally understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Experience shows that what happens is always the thing against which one has not made provision in advance."

Experience shows that what happens is always the thing against which one has not made provision in advance.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future."

The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "Newton was a judaic monotheist of the school of Maimonides"

Newton was a judaic monotheist of the school of Maimonides



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "The expected never happens; it is the unexpected always."

The expected never happens; it is the unexpected always.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "But whilst there may be intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of land, there are no intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of capital."

But whilst there may be intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of land, there are no intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of capital.



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "When I find new information I change my mind; What do you do?"

When I find new information I change my mind; What do you do?



John Maynard Keynes Quotes: "There is nothing so disastrous as a rational investment policy in an irrational world."

There is nothing so disastrous as a rational investment policy in an irrational world.