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John Maynard Keynes Quotes


A British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments.
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), CB, was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments. He greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles, and advocated the use of fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions and depressions. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots.

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Ideas shape the course of history.

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The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

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The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future.

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Most men love money and security more and creation and construction less as they get older.

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The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation governments can confiscate secretly and unobserved an important part of the wealth of their citizens.