"In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong"
- John Kenneth Galbraith
About this Quote
John Kenneth Galbraith's quote motivates us to challenge the status quo and to not be complacent in our beliefs. He suggests that we ought to not only comfort those who are suffering, but also challenge those who are comfortable and content with their beliefs, even if they are wrong. This quote motivates us to believe critically and to question our own beliefs and those of others. It is a suggestion that we need to not hesitate to challenge the status quo and to defend what our company believe in. It is a call to action to not be complacent and to pursue a better world. Galbraith's quote is a suggestion that we must not hesitate to challenge the comfortable and material, even if they are gladly wrong.
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"