Conditions Quote by Benjamin Barber

The democracy of the market consists in the fact that people themselves make their choices and that no dictator has the power to force…

— Ludwig von Mises

If markets are leading us in directions that we, as a democratic society, decide are not compatible with our vision of liberty or democracy,…

— Lina Khan

Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.

— Ha-Joon Chang

It is not true at all that a free market will ensure a democracy. It doesn't. There must be a balance between a free…

— Mahathir Mohamad

Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality for all.…

— Mortimer Adler

“As with democratic politics, the market is a mass of individuals making discrete choices within a framework shaped by larger forces, over which they…

— Charles J. Chaput

So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you…

— Peter L. Berger

Market forces and capitalism by themselves aren't sufficient to ensure the common good and to limit the concentration of wealth at levels that are…

— Thomas Piketty

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

— Irving Kristol

Democracy depends on the legitimacy of the process for winning and exchanging power. Once lost, that legitimacy is difficult to recover.

— Jamelle Bouie

Given the right conditions any society can turn against democracy.

— Anne Applebaum