New Delhi, March 20 -- "The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty." ― John Maynard Keynes

LiveMint's quote of the day is by John Maynard Keynes, the man who arguably saved 20th-century capitalism.

He didn't see economic efficiency, social justice, and individual liberty as mutually exclusive options on a menu - He saw them as the three legs of a stool. If one is shorter than the others, the whole structure of civilisation topples over.

Today, as we navigate a world of AI-driven displacement, widening wealth gaps, and debates over the role of the state, Keynes' "political problem" is more than a quote-it is our daily headline.

To understand why this is ...