Capital Quotes

1029 Capital quotes by 716 unique authors

I believe that inside many Americans lies certain uneasiness about capital punishment. — Bill O'Reilly
I think capital punishment's day is done in this country. I don't think it's fairly applied. — Oliver North
My own view on capital punishment is that it is morally justified, but that the government is often so inept and corrupt that innocent people… — Ed Crane
That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment. — Scott Turow
It is said to be a deterrent. I cannot agree....I do not now believe that any one of the hundreds of executions I carried out… — Albert Pierrepoint
The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the… — Thurgood Marshall
Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life. — Orrin Hatch
The national laws of the five regions of India prescribe no cangue, beatings or prison. Those who are guilty are fined in accordance with the… — Unknown Author
When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the promise that capital… — Thurgood Marshall
I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow — Barack Obama
It is not a zero sum game. The simple idea of the gains from trade lies at the heart of the modern and the ancient… — Matt Ridley
Everyone knows, or has strongly suspected, that capital theory is difficult. — Charles Ferguson
As capital accumulates, the lot of the laborer must grow worse. — Karl Marx
The socialism of centralised state control of industry and production, is dead. It misunderstood the nature and development of a modern market economy. It failed… — Tony Blair
The consequences for human welfare involved in questions about human capital spillovers are simply staggering. Once one starts to think about them, it's hard to… — Robert Lucas, Jr.
I expect to see the State, which is in a position to calculate the marginal efficiency of capital-goods on long views and on the basis… — John Maynard Keynes
Close the weak banks and impose serious capital requirements on the strong ones...You see, it may sound hard-hearted, but you cannot keep unsound financial institutions… — Paul Krugman
Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. — Alfred Marshall
In Asia, a lot of successful economies that had been living on their own saving, decided to open up their financial markets to international capital… — Jeffrey Sachs
And for man to look upon himself as a capital good, even if it did not impair his freedom, may seem to debase him... by… — Unknown Author
A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and… — George Soros
What type of new economical system can organize this system? There is another sector in our life, that we rely on every single day, that… — Jeremy Rifkin
Global climate change needs global action now. The alarm bells ought to be ringing in every capital of the world. — John Gummer
If we use our fuel to get our power, we are living on our capital and exhausting it rapidly. This method is barbarous and wantonly… — Nikola Tesla
Capital has its proper place and is entitled to every protection. The wages of men should be recognized in the structure of and in the… — Abraham Lincoln

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