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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."

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"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."

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"Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive."
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"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old."
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