John Kenneth Galbraith, in The Age Of Uncertainty, Ch. 3, p. 77.
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If we agree that the Bible is a work of collective authorship, only Mohammed rivals Marx in the number of professed and devoted followers recruited by a single author. And the competition is not really very close. The followers of Marx far outnumber the sons of the Prophet.
— John Kenneth Galbraith on Karl Marx
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About John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (15 October 1908 – 29 April 2006) was a Canadian-American economist and author.
About John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (15 October 1908 – 29 April 2006) was a Canadian-American economist and author.
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