Quote Origin: The Avoidance of Taxes Is the Only Intellectual Pursuit That Still Carries Any Reward

John Maynard Keynes? Dennis Gabor? Alan L. Mackay? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A cynical taxpayer crafted the following remark: The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. This statement has been credited to the famous economist John Maynard Keynes, but I am skeptical because I have never …