“As demonstrated in Russia and numerous other countries, when faced with a choice between democracy without capitalism or capitalism without democracy, Western… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
“The diseconomies of capitalism are treated as the public's responsibility. Corporate America skims the cream and leaves the bill for us to… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
I argue that one of the functions of a capitalist state is to defend capitalism from itself, to defend capitalism from the… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
No system in history capitalism has been more relentless in battering down ancient and fragile cultures, devouring the resources of whole regions,… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Just as the power of the feudal aristocracy had to be broken in order for capitalism to emerge fully, so must imperialism… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
It is ironic that people of modest means sometimes become conservative out of a scarcity fear bred by the very capitalist system… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Ecology's implications for capitalism are too momentous for the capitalist to contemplate. The plutocrats are more wedded to their wealth than to… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Democracy is not about trust; it is about distrust. It is about accountability, exposure, open debate, critical challenge, and popular input and feedback from… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
All economic and political institutions are contrivances that should serve the interests of the people. When they fail to do so, they should be… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
[The ruling elites] know who their enemies are, and their enemies are the people, the people at home and the people abroad. Their enemies… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Even though the crime rate has dropped in recent years, the United States has more police per capita then any other nation in the… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The crucial role communists played in organizing industrial unions in the 1930s and struggling for social reforms, peace, and civil rights strengthened rather then… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Candidates who win while spending less than their opponents still usually have to spend quite a lot. While not a surefire guarantor of victory,… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
People who think they're free in this world just haven't come to the end of their leash yet. — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased. — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
In almost every enterprise, government has provided business with opportunities for private gain at public expense. Government nurtures private capital accumulation through a process… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
![“[The ruling elites] know who their enemies are, and their enemies are the people, the people at home and the people abroad. Their enemies are anybody who wants more social justice, anybody who wants to use the surplus value of society for social needs rather than for individual class greed, that's…” quote by Michael Parenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/465/michael-parenti-7383_class_the-ruling-elites-know-who-their-enemies_177994.jpg)
