Capitalism Quote by Erich Fromm

“Modern capitalism needs men who co-operate smoothly, and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are standardized and…

— Erich Fromm

Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are standardized and…

— Erich Fromm

Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces…

— Erich Fromm

“What kind of men, then, does our society need? What is the "social character" suited to twentieth century Capitalism? It needs men who co-operate…

— Erich Fromm

... in a capitalist society a man is expected to be an aggressive, uncompromising, factual, lusty, intelligent provider of goods,and the woman, a retiring,…

— Toni Cade Bambara

The characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses. The result is a tendency towards a…

— Ludwig von Mises

Capitalism demands the best of every man - his rationality - and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose the work…

— Ayn Rand

Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all.

— John Maynard Keynes

Modern man has transformed himself into a commodity; he experiences his life energy as an investment with which he should make the highest profit,…

— Erich Fromm

Modern capitalism is just as subversive as Marxism. The materialistic view of life on which both systems are based is identical. As long as…

— Julius Evola

“Capitalism is always in danger of inspiring men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. We are prone to…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Capitalism’s concept of competitive man who seeks only to maximize wealth and power, who subjects himself to market relationships, to exploitation and external authority,…

— Noam Chomsky