@Thomas,
Thomas wrote:
I don't think it's projecting to discover an insinuation here that Keynes contributed to the treaty of Versailles such as it was. But I'll take your word that you didn't mean to make such an insinuation, and am ready to drop the matter.
Most of the histories I have read do indeed acknowledge Keynes' contributions to the negotiations in Paris. They also note his falling out with the proces towards the end. At the time he was but a seecondary figure.
In the quotations you offered, Keynes espressed a level of cynacism about the perspecacity of people and the quality of supposedly far-reaching judgments they often make - in the case cited it was about the characteristics of an enterprise likely to enjoy long-term growth. I merely suggested a possible source for the cynacism.
It really didn't merit your reaction.
