Quote by John Maynard Keynes

How can I adopt a creed which, preferring the mud to the fish, exalts the boorish proletariat above the bourgeois and the intelligentsia who, with whatever faults, are the quality in life and surely carry the seeds of all human advancement?

How can I adopt a creed which, preferring the mud to the fis

Summary

This quote reflects a disagreement with an ideology that idolizes the "boorish proletariat" over the bourgeois and the intelligentsia. The speaker questions the idea of adopting a belief system that values individuals who may lack refinement and education over those who contribute intellectual and cultural progress to society. The quote suggests that the perceived faults of the bourgeoisie and the intelligentsia should not diminish their importance and the potential they hold for human advancement.

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Life Quality Faults

By John Maynard Keynes

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