--- title: "18 Capitalism Quotes By George Orwell" description: "18 Capitalism quotes by George Orwell. Plus more from George Orwell and more Capitalism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/george-orwell-57_amor_vicisti-o-aspidistra-2925637_2925637.jpg" --- > [“Vicisti, O Aspidistra!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/vicisti-o-aspidistra/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/george-orwell-57_amor_vicisti-o-aspidistra-2925637_2925637.jpg) > [“Socialism does mean justice and liberty when the nonsense is stripped off it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/socialism-does-mean-justice-and-liberty-when-the-nonsense-is-stripped/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/george-orwell-57_capitalism_socialism-does-mean-justice-and-liberty_2790795.jpg) > [The typical socialist... a prim little man with a white-collar job, usually a secret teetotaler and often with vegetarian leanings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-typical-socialist-a-prim-little-man-with-a-white-collar-job/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/george-orwell-57_collars_the-typical-socialist-a-prim-little-man_1520517.jpg) > [In my opinion nothing has contributed more to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/in-my-opinion-nothing-has-contributed-more-to-the-corruption-of-the/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/george-orwell-57_belief_in-my-opinion-nothing-has-contributed-mo_1561742.jpg) > [The tendency of advanced capitalism has been to enlarge the middle class and not to wipe it out, as it once seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-tendency-of-advanced-capitalism-has-been-to-enlarge-the-middle/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/george-orwell-57_capitalism_the-tendency-of-advanced-capitalism-has_2169981.jpg) > [“On the one hand you have the warm-hearted unthinking Socialist, the typical working-class Socialist, who only wants to abolish poverty and does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/on-the-one-hand-you-have-the-warm-hearted-unthinking-socialist-the/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/george-orwell-57_quote_on-the-one-hand-you-have-the-warm-hearte_1065621.jpg) > [“Page after page, advert after advert. Lipsticks, undies, tinned food, patent medicines, slimming cures, face-creams. A sort of cross-section of the money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/page-after-page-advert-after-advert-lipsticks-undies-tinned-food/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/george-orwell-57_advertising_page-after-page-advert-after-advert-lips_2753242.jpg) > [“The centuries of capitalism were held to have produced nothing of value. One could not learn history from architecture any more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-centuries-of-capitalism-were-held-to-have-produced-nothing-of/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/george-orwell-57_capitalism_the-centuries-of-capitalism-were-held-to_505586.jpg) > [“Nor was it a satisfactory solution to keep the masses in poverty by restricting the output of goods. This happened to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/nor-was-it-a-satisfactory-solution-to-keep-the-masses-in-poverty-by/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/george-orwell-57_economics_nor-was-it-a-satisfactory-solution-to-ke_543065.jpg) > [“For if in careless summer days In groves of Ashtaroth we whored, Repentant now, when winds blow cold, We kneel before our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/for-if-in-careless-summer-days-in-groves-of-ashtaroth-we-whored/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/george-orwell-57_capitalism_for-if-in-careless-summer-days-in-groves_1565947.jpg) > [ \[What Hayek\] does not see, or will not admit, \[is\] that a return to "free" competition means for the great mass of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/what-hayek-does-not-see-or-will-not-admit-is-that-a-return-to-free/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/george-orwell-57_bounds_what-hayek-does-not-see-or-will-not-admi_1647026.jpg) > [“The unbearable silliness of English newspapers from about 1900 onward has had two main causes. One is that nearly the whole of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-unbearable-silliness-of-english-newspapers-from-about-1900-onward/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/george-orwell-57_1944_the-unbearable-silliness-of-english-news_2037743.jpg) > [The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave. They owned all the land, all the houses, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-capitalists-owned-everything-in-the-world-and-everyone-else-was/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a3/george-orwell-57_addresses_the-capitalists-owned-everything-in-the_163154.jpg) > [“The interesting thing about the New Albion was that it was so completely modern in spirit. There was hardly a soul in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-interesting-thing-about-the-new-albion-was-that-it-was-so/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/george-orwell-57_leadership_the-interesting-thing-about-the-new-albi_1684968.jpg) > [“Fear of the mob is a superstitious fear. It is based on the idea that there is some mysterious, fundamental difference between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/fear-of-the-mob-is-a-superstitious-fear-it-is-based-on-the-idea-that/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/george-orwell-57_capitalism_fear-of-the-mob-is-a-superstitious-fear_2654862.jpg) > [The only thing for which we can combine is the underlying ideal of Socialism; justice and liberty. But it is hardly strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-only-thing-for-which-we-can-combine-is-the-underlying-ideal-of/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/george-orwell-57_buried_the-only-thing-for-which-we-can-combine_326616.jpg) > [“Collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/collectivism-is-not-inherently-democratic-but-on-the-contrary-gives/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/george-orwell-57_quote_collectivism-is-not-inherently-democrati_1551493.jpg) > [“He wondered about the people in houses like those. They would be, for example, small clerks, shop-assistants, commercial travellers, insurance touts, tram…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/he-wondered-about-the-people-in-houses-like-those-they-would-be-for/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/george-orwell-57_aspidistras_he-wondered-about-the-people-in-houses-l_1886656.jpg) ## Other authors on Capitalism - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-ludwig-von-mises-61872.jpg) Ludwig von Mises 101 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/ludwig-von-mises/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-ilkin-santak-7545.jpg) Ilkin Santak 90 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/ilkin-santak/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alfred-kazin-11305.jpg) Immanuel Wallerstein 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/immanuel-wallerstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/ayn-rand/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/milton-friedman/) - [Mark Fisher 30 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/mark-fisher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vladimir-lenin-94029.jpg) Vladimir Lenin 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/vladimir-lenin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karl-marx-55237.jpg) Karl Marx 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/karl-marx/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-kenneth-galbraith-51720.jpg) John Kenneth Galbraith 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/john-kenneth-galbraith/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-giroux-41521.jpg) Henry Giroux 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/henry-giroux/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/rush-limbaugh/) ## More by George Orwell > [In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/in-the-nineteenth-century-some-parts-of-the-world-were-unexplored-but/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [It was given out that the animals there practised cannibalism, tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes, and had their females in common. This was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/it-was-given-out-that-the-animals-there-practised-cannibalism/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“The actual writing would be easy. All he had to do was to transfer to paper the interminable restless monologue that had been running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/the-actual-writing-would-be-easy-all-he-had-to-do-was-to-transfer-to/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [He felt as though he were wandering in the forests of the sea bottom, lost in a monstrous world where he himself was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/he-felt-as-though-he-were-wandering-in-the-forests-of-the-sea-bottom/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“if you took 1 Corinthians, chapter thirteen, and in every verse wrote 'money' instead of 'charity', the chapter had ten times as much meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/if-you-took-1-corinthians-chapter-thirteen-and-in-every-verse-wrote/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [Happiness can exist only in acceptance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/happiness-can-exist-only-in-acceptance/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/and-if-all-others-accepted-the-lie-which-the-party-imposed-if-all/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“Whitman himself "accepted" a great deal that his contemporaries found unmentionable. For he is not only writing of the prairie, he also wanders through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/whitman-himself-accepted-a-great-deal-that-his-contemporaries-found/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“But I tell you, Winston, that reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Whatever the Party holds to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/but-i-tell-you-winston-that-reality-is-not-external-reality-exists-in/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“And the people under the sky were also very much the same...everywhere, all over the world, hundreds or thousands of millions of people just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/and-the-people-under-the-sky-were-also-very-much-the-same-everywhere/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/don-t-you-see-that-the-whole-aim-of-newspeak-is-to-narrow-the-range/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on--that is, badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/windmill-or-no-windmill-he-said-life-would-go-on-as-it-had-always/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/man-is-the-only-creature-that-consumes-without-producing-he-does-not/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [And the bigger the fall, the bigger the joke. It would be better fun to throw a custard pie at a bishop than at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/and-the-bigger-the-fall-the-bigger-the-joke-it-would-be-better-fun-to/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) > [“Any writer or journalist who wants to retain his integrity finds himself thwarted by the general drift of society rather than by active persecution.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/any-writer-or-journalist-who-wants-to-retain-his-integrity-finds/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/george-orwell/#itemlist", "name": "18 Capitalism Quotes By George Orwell", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Vicisti, O Aspidistra!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Orwell" }, 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