One of the things I argue in my book [A Journey Through Economic Time] is the extent to which people go to avoid rational decisions – the very large … - John Kenneth Galbraith

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One of the things I argue in my book [A Journey Through Economic Time] is the extent to which people go to avoid rational decisions – the very large role of mental deficiency in economic history. Generally, people have been very resistant to attributing a causal role in history to stupidity.