Quote#Self
So the political animal who cannot bring himself to utter the…
Quote byJohn Maynard Keynes · 1883–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays in Persuasion (1931), "Am I a Liberal?" (1925).
English (original)
So the political animal who cannot bring himself to utter the contemptible words, "I am no party man," would almost rather belong to any party than to none. If he cannot find a home by the principle of attraction, he must find one by the principle of repulsion... rather than stay out in the cold.
— John Maynard Keynes
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