[lukas099]

I think the word "masterly" can be taken as praise, but I don't think that's the way Keynes meant it here.

[CrazyStat]

Even if we read it that way, what's the hypocrisy? Was Keynes famously an advocate of public institutions never doing anything deceptive?

[lukas099]

Oh I see what you mean. No I don't think it's been shown that he was hypocritical there.