Born Losers is a beautiful piece of writing. Scott Sandage is history's Dickens; his bleak house, the late nineteenth century world of… — William S. McFeely Copy Share Image
“Might not too much investment in teaching Shelley mean falling behind our economic competitors? But there is no university without humane inquiry,… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
“I wish I understood why you buy all this stuff." "For the same reason I married you," she murmured. "To help pass… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Property, as a general social institution, well-divided property, having disappeared and Capitalism having taken its place, you cannot reverse the process without… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
As far as Marx's analysis of capitalism, there's a lot of very useful ideas in it, but he's developing an abstract model… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I think historically modern economics, capitalist economics, tends to erode moral categories... And this is where I think the right gets capitalism… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Capitalism has made it this way, old fashioned fascism will take it away. — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
The basic question that the 'new science' raises for our balance sheet is the issue of what scientific questions have not been… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
Capitalism brainwashes us through advertising and the skewing of priorities .... We need economies that promote human values, seek to limit suffering,… — Sulak Sivaraksa Copy Share Image
“We are creating a world in which what nourishes the soul rarely makes people employable, and what makes them employable often crushes… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
A Jesuit once wrote a note to Father Arrupe, his superior general, asking him about the relative value of communism, socialism and… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
“People acquire a right to property by giving it value - which Locke makes very clear means exchange value. This had vast… — Ellen Meiksins Wood Copy Share Image
We are paying a heavy political price for 20 years in which, as a party, we have played down our criticism of… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
As a social anarchist, I believe that capitalism itself is an inherently exploitative hierarchical situation - you do have a boss, you… — Vermin Supreme Copy Share Image
Accuracy is not only in the home. Philosophers often bring accuracy to their thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“They lived off each other's hypocrisy, fuelling a worthless market of trash.” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
I hope corporations will dedicate a percentage of their top innovators' time to issues that could help people left out of the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“...capitalism satisfied the Christian demand for an institution that channels selfish human desire toward the betterment of society. Some critics accuse capitalism… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“Part of the whole capitalist ethic is that the only thing that matters is how much money you make tomorrow: that's the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
By definition, design, and practice, capitalism is a system that concentrates economic power in the hands of the few to the exclusion… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
Capitalism may have all sorts of things that are good, but ultimately, it's bad for everyone. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
The systemic incompatibility between free-market capitalism and the quality of democratic life and respect for human rights has to be modified to… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
