John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

Our political life favors the extremes of speech; the man who is gifted in the arts of abuse is bound to be a notable, if not always a great figure.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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• Our political life favors the extremes of speech; the man who is gifted in the arts of abuse is bound to be a notable, if not always a great figure.

  

  John Kenneth Galbraith
  • Life
  • Great
  • Political