"The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled." ― John Kenneth Galbraith Topic(s): Money More From John Kenneth Galbraith "Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom." "A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil’s policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books." "Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." More In Money "Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money."― Alfred Marshall "If you’re not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk."― Suze Orman "It’s a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money."― Albert Camus