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“Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all.”

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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