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Inventions that are not made, like babies that are not born, are rarely missed.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Age: 97 †
Born: 1908
Born: October 15
Died: 2006
Died: April 29
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John K. Galbraith
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Technology means the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical tasks.
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Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to satisfy them. But the case cannot stand if it is the process of satisfying wants that create the wants.
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I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.
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If you're rich you can buy books. If you're poor, you need a library.
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