--- title: "10 Capitalism Needs Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 10 Capitalism Needs quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Capitalism Needs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/ludwig-von-mises-364_achievement_capitalism-needs-neither-propaganda-nor_3097730.png" --- > [Capitalism needs neither propaganda nor apostles. Its achievements speak for themselves. Capitalism delivers the goods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/capitalism-needs-neither-propaganda-nor-apostles-its-achievements/) [Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/ludwig-von-mises-364_achievement_capitalism-needs-neither-propaganda-nor_3097730.png) > [Capitalism needs and must have the prison to protect itself from the criminals it has created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/capitalism-needs-and-must-have-the-prison-to-protect-itself-from-the/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/eugene-v-debs-7814_capitalism_capitalism-needs-and-must-have-the-priso_248463.jpg) > [Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holiday/capitalism-needs-to-function-like-a-game-of-tug-of-war-two-opposing/) [Pete Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holiday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/pete-holiday-269188_capitalism_capitalism-needs-to-function-like-a-game_3089350.jpg) > [Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperate-smoothly-and-in-large-2/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/erich-fromm-367_capitalism_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperat_2153065.jpg) > [The main argument is that capitalism is constituted by a varied of different practices, and so challenging capitalism needs to be about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kauffman/the-main-argument-is-that-capitalism-is-constituted-by-a-varied-of/) [Cynthia Kauffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kauffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/cynthia-kauffman-28352_arguing_the-main-argument-is-that-capitalism-is_3010850.jpg) > [We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/we-the-social-democrats-are-convinced-that-capitalism-needs-to-be/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/sigmar-gabriel-14684_capitalism_we-the-social-democrats-are-convinced-th_683092.jpg) > [“What kind of men, then, does our society need? What is the "social character" suited to twentieth century Capitalism? It needs men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/what-kind-of-men-then-does-our-society-need-what-is-the-social/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/erich-fromm-367_capitalism_what-kind-of-men-then-does-our-society-n_2942449.jpg) > [Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperate-smoothly-and-in-large/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/erich-fromm-367_aim_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperat_835089.jpg) > [The whole system of government needs remodeling & the failing system of capitalism needs replacing, reformation will fix neither & you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deri-isaac/the-whole-system-of-government-needs-remodeling-the-failing-system-of/) [Deri Isaac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deri-isaac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/deri-isaac-29608_capitalism_the-whole-system-of-government-needs-rem_485935.jpg) > [“Modern capitalism needs men who co-operate smoothly, and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-co-operate-smoothly-and-in-large/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/erich-fromm-367_1956_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-co-opera_2315044.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism-needs/#itemlist", "name": "Capitalism Needs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Capitalism needs neither propaganda nor apostles. 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It needs men who feel free and independent, not subject to any authority or principle or conscience-- yet willing to be commanded, to do what is expected of them, to fit into the social machine without friction; who can be guided without force, led without leaders, prompted without aim-- except the one to make good, to be on the move, to function, to go ahead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erich Fromm" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperate-smoothly-and-in-large/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/erich-fromm-367_aim_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperat_835089.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/erich-fromm-367_aim_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperat_835089.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/erich-fromm-367_aim_modern-capitalism-needs-men-who-cooperat_835089.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more…” — Erich Fromm", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The whole system of government needs remodeling & the failing system of capitalism needs replacing, reformation will fix neither & you know it. Yet we involve ourselves in politricks. We allow a deception to poison our minds. Do you not see that you are a player, allowing an antiquated game to continue. We should be seeking real remedy, instead of getting played & falling foul of these games. How much more pain must humanity endure before we come to our senses, before a societal evolution beckons. It calls in the wind. We hear it, yet we fail to see it's attainability. We know not how to make the transition and apathy and resignation reigns where no one seeks to find the way. Find the way. 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