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But it can be laid down as a rule that those who speak most of liberty are least inclined to use it.

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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Non-Fiction Writer
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John K. Galbraith
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