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Thorstein Veblen Quotes
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The domestic life of most classes is relatively shabby, as compared with the éclat of that overt portion of their life that is carried on before the eyes of observers. (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
In order to stand well in the eyes of the community, it is necessary to come up to a certain, somewhat indefinite, conventional standard of wealth (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
Invention is the mother of necessity (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
No one travelling on a business trip would be missed if he failed to arrive (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
A protective tariff is a typical conspiracy in restraint of trade (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
Conservatism is the maintenance of conventions already in force (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
The possession of wealth confers honor; it is an invidious distinction (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
Socialism is a dead horse (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
In order to gain and to hold the esteem of men it is not sufficient merely to possess wealth or power. The wealth or power must be put in evidence, for esteem is awarded only on evidence (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)
The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law (Thorstein Veblen Quotes)