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title: "4 Capitalism Morality Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I think there's a real tension between capitalism and morality. That's not to say these systems aren't powerful and useful, but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/i-think-there-s-a-real-tension-between-capitalism-and-morality-that-s/)

[Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/)

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> [“This, of course, is the big dance of capitalism: how to keep morality from gumming up the gears of profit, how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/this-of-course-is-the-big-dance-of-capitalism-how-to-keep-morality/)

[Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/)

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> [I think Ayn Rand did the best job of anybody to build a moral case of capitalism, and that morality of capitalism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/i-think-ayn-rand-did-the-best-job-of-anybody-to-build-a-moral-case-of/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [Ayn Rand more than anyone else did a fantastic job of explaining the morality of capitalism, the morality of individualism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/ayn-rand-more-than-anyone-else-did-a-fantastic-job-of-explaining-the/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/paul-ryan-869_capitalism_ayn-rand-more-than-anyone-else-did-a-fan_2305344.jpg)

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