Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt fro... - John Maynard Keynes

"Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist."

John Maynard Keynes History

Economist British 1883–1946

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