Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes: Nostalgia combines regularly with manifest respectability to give credence to old error as opposed to new truth.
         

Nostalgia combines regularly with manifest respectability to give credence to old error as opposed to new truth.


John Kenneth Galbraith
Check all other quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Nostalgia-combines-regularly-with-manifest-respectability-to-740881>.





Check out


Other quotes of John Kenneth Galbraith


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.

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.



Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.



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

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



But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.



Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.



If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.



The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.



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

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



Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.



Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.





Other quotes you may like


That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.

That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.



My late husband and I started our sons off as readers at a very young age. Today, they are voracious readers.

My late husband and I started our sons off as readers at a very young age. Today, they are voracious readers.



One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country America.

One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country America.



The mathematician is fascinated with the marvelous beauty of the forms he constructs, and in their beauty he finds everlasting truth.

The mathematician is fascinated with the marvelous beauty of the forms he constructs, and in their beauty he finds everlasting truth.



You know, if Nancy Davis hadn't come along when she did, I would have lost my soul.

You know, if Nancy Davis hadn't come along when she did, I would have lost my soul.



When no discriminating thoughts arise, the old mind ceases to exist.

When no discriminating thoughts arise, the old mind ceases to exist.



He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.

He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.



Explore the River of the Soul; whence or in what order you have come.

Explore the River of the Soul; whence or in what order you have come.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Nostalgia combines regularly with manifest respectability to give credence to old error as opposed to new truth.". Author of this quote is John Kenneth Galbraith. This quote is about past, nostalgia, truth, errors, manifest, respectability, giving,.