John Kenneth Galbraith quote: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a ...

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

~ John Kenneth Galbraith ~

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