Capitalism Quote by Abraham Lincoln

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we…

— Abraham Lincoln

Individual capitalists, in short, behave in such a way as to threaten the conditions that permit the reproduction of the capitalist class.

— David Harvey

Individual capitalists, in short, necessarily act in such a way as to de-stabilize capitalism.

— David Harvey

Capitalists behave like capitalists wherever they are. They pursue the expansion of value through exploitation without regard to the social consequences.

— David Harvey

What breaks capitalism, all that will ever break capitalism, is capitalists. The faster they run the more strain on their heart.

— Raymond Williams

Capitalists are motivated not chiefly by the desire to consume wealth or indulge their appetites, but by the freedom and power to consummate their…

— George Gilder

If the workers are organized, all they have to do is to put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist…

— Bill Haywood

First of all, the majority of us, regardless of what we may say, are capitalists. That is, we practice it, it's what we "do,"…

— Tripp York

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

The workers spend what they get, and capitalists get what they spend.

— Michal Kalecki

Work, work, proletarians, to increase social wealth and your individual poverty; work, work, in order that becoming poorer, you may have more reason to…

— Paul Lafargue

Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting…

— George Carlin