Character Quote by Anonymous

The same relation exists between merchant and pirate, who for a long period are one and the same person: where the one function appears…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal - in this case, the ideal of the pirate - and then becomes…

— Will Oldham

Pirates are the very essence of profit maximising entrepreneurs described in neoclassical economics. Yet, whilst films such as 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' and…

— Peter Middlebrook

“When handled in a civilized fashion, Piracy on the high seas could become more of a wise business decision than of a sheer, chaotic,…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

Commerce is against morality. Morality is going to lose every time.

— Robin Day

Where religion is a trade, morality is a merchandise.

— Josh Billings

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

— Thomas Jefferson

There's very little admirable about being a pirate. There's very little functional about a pirate. There's very little real about a pirate.

— Will Oldham

Morality did not keep well; it required stable conditions; it was costly; it was subject to variations, and the market for it was uncertain.

— Mary McCarthy

Money, not morality, is the principle of commerce and commercial nations.

— Thomas Jefferson

“How do you think that the great fortunes and colonies have been made? By theft, war, and conquest.” “Then morality does not exist?” “No,”…

— David King

Animosity towards the merchant class has been around for centuries. Why? The goal of making a profit is quite obviously a self-serving motive. Other…

— James Cook