John Kenneth Galbraith Quote

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


Chapter 7, p. 211 - The Age of Uncertainty (1977)


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

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

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

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