If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, com…

John Maynard Keynes
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If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid. ✨ John Maynard Keynes (1952). Essays in Persuasion
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If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid. ✨ John Maynard Keynes (1952). Essays in Persuasion

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