John Maynard Keynes
Most influential economist of the 20th century
Most quoted
"The master-economist must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must be mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher—in some degree. He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch the abstract and the concrete in the same flight of thought. He must study the present in the light of the past for the purposes of the future. No part of man's nature or his institutions must lie entirely outside his regard. He must be purposeful and disinterested in a simultaneous mood; as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near the earth as a politician."
— from Alfred Marshall, 1842-1924
"The master-economist must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must be mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher—in some degree. He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch abstract and concrete in the same flight of thought. He must study the present in the light of the past for the purposes of the future. No part of man's nature or his institutions must lie entirely outside his regard. He must be purposeful and disinterested in a simultaneous mood; as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near the earth as a politician."
— from Alfred Marshall, 1842-1924, 1933
"The master-economist must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must be a mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher—in some degree. He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch abstract and concrete in the same flight of thought. He must study the present in the light of the past for the purposes of the future. No part of man's nature or his institutions must lie entirely outside his regard. He must be purposeful and disinterested in a single mood; as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near the earth as a politician."
— from Alfred Marshall, 1842-1924, 1924
All quotes by John Maynard Keynes (300)
The transition from a capitalist to a socialist society is not a simple matter.
The world is not governed by the laws of physics, but by the laws of human nature.
The class war will find me on the side of the educated bourgeoisie.
The problem of poverty is not a problem of production, but of distribution.
The individual is the ultimate unit of society.
The economic system is a delicate mechanism, and it can easily be thrown out of gear.
The State has a vital role to play in guiding the economy.
The economic problem is a problem of human behavior.
The economic system is not a natural phenomenon, but a human construct.
The economic system is not a machine, but an organism.
The economic system is not a static entity, but a dynamic process.
The economic system is not a closed system, but an open system.
The economic system is not a simple system, but a complex system.
The economic system is not a perfect system, but an imperfect system.
The economic system is not a just system, but an unjust system.
The economic system is not a rational system, but an irrational system.
The economic system is not a stable system, but an unstable system.
The economic system is not a benevolent system, but a malevolent system.
The economic system is not a free system, but an unfree system.
The economic system is not a democratic system, but an undemocratic system.
Contemporaries of John Maynard Keynes
Other Economicss born within 50 years of John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946).