Capitalism Quotes

1122 Capitalism quotes by 511 unique authors

If democracy is justified in governing the state,then it must also be justified in governing economic enterprises, and to say that it is not justified… — Robert A. Dahl
From the viewpoint of economic democracy, the capitalism-socialism debate was a debate between private and state capitalism (i.e., the private or public employment system), and… — Unknown Author
The last and most painful irony is that the two longtime rival armies in the securitization market - the investment banks and the GSEs -… — Bethany McLean
If we want the whole world to be rich, we need to start loving wealth. In the difference between poverty and plenty, the problem is… — P.J. O'Rourke
Making money isn't the main point of business. Money is a by-product.... A new product has been found, something of use to the world. A… — Humphrey Bogart
Thus commerce, though in itself a moral nullity, has had a considerable influence in tempering the human mind....he trades with the same countries ...(that he)… — Thomas Paine
The right to agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial. It is the… — Ayn Rand
Now virtue may not always be its own reward, but in any case it is not usually bought and paid for at market rates. — Kenneth Arrow
I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude — Thomas Jefferson
It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in racism. — Malcolm X
Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist. — Andrew Carnegie
Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers & husbands, who have… — Robert E. Lee
What we suffer from today is an excess of education. — Adolf Hitler
I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers — John D. Rockefeller
These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off, and security, on top of working fewer hours. They can… — Mortimer Zuckerman
Capitalism is not about free competitive choices among people who are reasonably equal in their buying and selling of economic power, it is about concentrating… — David Korten
Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that… — Tavis Smiley
Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. — Al Capone
I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run… — Henry Ford
Capitalism demands the best of every man - his rationality - and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose the work he… — Ayn Rand
Capitalism is the only system that can make freedom, individuality, and the pursuit of values possible in practice. When I say 'capitalism,' I mean a… — Ayn Rand
The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. — Ayn Rand
Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel. — Ayn Rand
I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand that others give… — Ayn Rand
We are now moving towards complete collectivism or socialism, a system under which everybody is enslaved to everybody. — Ayn Rand

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