John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

It was not hard to persuade people that the market was sound; as always in such times they asked only that the disturbing voices of doubt be muted and that there be tolerably frequent expressions of confidence.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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• It was not hard to persuade people that the market was sound; as always in such times they asked only that the disturbing voices of doubt be muted and that there be tolerably frequent expressions of confidence.

  

  John Kenneth Galbraith
  • People
  • Confidence
  • Doubt