“Businessmen have a different set of delusions from politicians; and need, therefore, different handling. They are, however, much milder than politicians, at the same time allured and terrified by the glare of publicity....You could do anything you like with them, if you would treat them (even the big ones) not as wolves and tigers, but as domestic animals by nature, even though they have been badly brought up and not trained as you would wish.”
Quote by John Maynard Keynes
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John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, born on June 5, 1883, was a prominent British economist whose work had a profound impact on the field of economics, particularly in the area of macroeconomics. His theories advocating for government intervention to stabilize the economy gained widespread application during the Great Depression of the 1930s. more
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