Capitalism can be alright, I mean Karl Marx didn't live to see what Roosevelt did with that Depression. He pulled everybody out… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Whoever wants to reach socialism by any other path than that of political democracy will inevitably arrive at conclusions that are absurd… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“The importance of capital in the early Industrial Revolution was so great and so obvious everywhere that it gave rise to several… — Hugh Brogan Copy Share Image
If democracy were to be given any meaning, if it were to go beyond the limits of capitalism and nationalism, this would… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Karl Marx did not call for an opposition to the forces of history. On the contrary he accepted all of them, the… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
“In American life, democracy and capitalism, despite their advantages, tend to erode the place of traditional authorities (families, religious faith, and other… — Charles J. Chaput Copy Share Image
Black Lives Matter is the ultimate divisive movement. They aren't shy about what they don't like, which is western civilization, capitalism, and… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
My memories are of my dad taking me to football on Saturday mornings, and my mum taking me swimming. Those are the… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
“The whole discussion now underway on revolutionary forms in Russia and in China boils down to the judgement to be made of… — Amadeo Bordiga Copy Share Image
“Latter-day capitalism. Like it or not, it's the society we live in. Even the standard of right and wrong has been subdivided,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The realization that I came to is that each citizen for himself or herself understands the economics, which is, "I better make… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
It is, let me say, at the very least by no means self-evident that there is more liberty, equality, and fraternity in… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
“Sambit Bal may be right that this is a scandal the IPL needed. It certainly brings fans face-to-face with the tangled reality… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“Future historians, pondering changes in British society from the 1980s onwards, will struggle to account for the following curious fact. Although British… — Stefan Collini Copy Share Image
Under fascism, citizens retain the responsibilities of owning property, without freedom to act and without any of the advantages of ownership. Under… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Capital movements are no longer necessarily related to the production of goods and services. Through the financial markets of the world, capital… — Eric Kierans Copy Share Image
“The truth is this: The rich will rule even at a place like Oberlin, where their kind is technically forbidden. They will… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Crony capitalism is much easier than competing in an open market. But it erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The early industrialists were for the most part men who had their origin in the same social strata from which their workers… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We don't live in a capitalist totality. Capitalism couldn't survive as a totality anyway. We live in this complex system and we… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
The essence of capitalism is expressed in two of its basic features: a) profit maximization and b) market competition. In their abstract… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers &… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The term "Socialism" becomes a common label for the various theories of attack upon the principle of property, the various policies of… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
Capitalism is the only system that can make freedom, individuality, and the pursuit of values possible in practice. When I say 'capitalism,'… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
There was nothing natural about laissez-faire; free markets could never have come into being merely by allowing things to take their course.… — Karl Polanyi Copy Share Image
On the free market, everyone earns according to his productive value in satisfying consumer desires. Under statist distribution, everyone earns in proportion… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
We are the United States of America. And it's our job to rein in the excesses of capitalism so that it doesn't… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Free markets. What does this system mean? The answer is simple: it is the market economy, it is the system in which… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“Moreover the present abundance3 of private cars is nothing other than the result of the non-stop propaganda through which capitalist production persuades… — Tom McDonough Copy Share Image
Natural capitalism is not about making sudden changes, uprooting institutions, or fomenting upheaval for a new social order. Natural capitalism is about… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
These people say free markets are the way to go, but wink, wink, the markets aren't really free. They're just a protectionist… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Capitalism requires individual responsibility and accountability. People are seen as atomized units in a capitalist system - they are either useful, or… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
We need a big debate in society about how we are going to shape Europe and tame capitalism. A government must provide… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
One thing that's consistent in all of my work is that these aren't accidents; they're all conscious landscapes. They're all things that… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
Capitalism can never pursue deterritorialization to the absolute. What deterritorialization there is within capitalism is always balanced by a compensatory lockdown onto… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
The more moral the people are in their business dealings, the less paperwork you need, the more handshakes you can have, the… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
If "socialism" is defined as "ownership of the means of production"--and this is both the orthodox and the only rigorous definition--then the… — Peter Drucker 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
Am I a capitalist? No. Why would I be a capitalist? I have no capital. Most people have no capital. But to… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
