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Capitalism Quotes by Michael Parenti
- The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and…
- No system in history capitalism has been more relentless in battering down ancient and fragile cultures, devouring the resources of whole regions, pulverizing centuries-old practices…
- I spent thirty-three years in the Marines, most of my time being a hlgh class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the…
- Just as the power of the feudal aristocracy had to be broken in order for capitalism to emerge fully, so must imperialism and capitalism in…
- The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with…
- I argue that one of the functions of a capitalist state is to defend capitalism from itself, to defend capitalism from the capitalists.
More Capitalism Quotes
- WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical. — Julian Assange
- Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism. — Alain Badiou
- Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips… — Simon Baker
- Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. — Honore de Balzac
- You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is… — Bernard Baruch
- Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and at the… — John Berger
- Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell. — Frank Borman
- I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American… — Warren Buffett
- I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism. — Jeb Bush
- Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden. — Orson Scott Card
- Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition. — Fidel Castro