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John Kenneth Galbraith

"Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects."

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"Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects."

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"And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it."

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"Major policy reform in the petroleum sector. Under the new Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy, there will be pricing and marketing freedom and a transparent revenue-sharing methodology. This will eliminate many layers of bureaucratic controls."

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"Belonging to the working class is the economy's punishment for those who did what they were told to do in class."

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"A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits - it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country."

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"Economic growth cannot only be restricted to a few cities and a few citizens. Development has to be all-round and all-inclusive."

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"And it will often happen that a man with wealth in the form of coined money will not have enough to eat, and what a ridiculous kind of wealth is that which even in abundance will not save you from dying with hunger!"

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"Americans are not saving enough for retirement."

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"Civilization transformed man from a food gatherer to a gatherer of pieces of paper: diplomas, employment contracts, money, etc."

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"Employment is the biggest form of slavery."

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"Our "Make in India" initiative is not intended for only manufacturing for the domestic market or import substitution. It is as much about making world-class products and services for the whole globe."

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