“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe them-selves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.”
“It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong”
“In the long run, we're all dead.”
“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”
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Charles Brown We can be sure Krugman knows more about Keynes than Scarborough, but it's good if "Joe", the Conservative, is talking about Keynes. On our way to "all Keynsians, now" again ?