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John Kenneth Galbraith

The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.

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Traditional beliefs often remain unchallenged not because new ideas are lacking, but because real-world developments force a change in understanding. It is the unfolding of actual circumstances, rather than theoretical arguments, that ultimately disproves or reshapes accepted knowledge.

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