The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy;

[Fire Walk With Me]

That is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. -John Kenneth Galbraith

[ashling]

1. That's one of my favorite quotes

used it for my sig line before I got this one

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. One kick.

[Joe the Liberal]

3. So true.....

I'm not familiar with John Kenneth Galbraith but that quote speaks truth on so many levels.

[hfojvt]

4. that reminds me of the day JKG died

I think there were two threads about it. One started by me, which got a whole ten replies. Even in the liberal blogosphere, one of our liberal giants was not a celebrity.

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. I must confess that I don't know his work.

I'd seen a long-term member of a music forum use this quote as a sigline, and have loved it so much, for so long, I thought I'd post it here.

This, however, could be the spark which leads me to discover his work...thanks for the nudge. I offer another great in thanks: Vaclav Havel. His political essays/speeches from just prior to just after he took office (Europe) are packed with humanity and freedom. Cheers!

[hfojvt]

6. there may be some bios in the threads

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1065166#1074196

Although some of the old links may not work anymore.