Capitalism Quote by John Lanchester

“When I say ‘capitalism,’ I mean a pure, uncontrolled, unregulated laissez-faire capitalism”

— Alex Ayres

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

— Robert Kennedy

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom

— Milton Friedman

Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.

— Ha-Joon Chang

“America needs a pure democracy; absolutely free of both communism and capitalism”

— Leland Lewis

Because the free market system is so weak politically, the forms of capitalism that are experienced in many countries are very far from the…

— Raghuram Rajan

You cannot have good capitalism without freedom. Each is strengthened by the other.

— Raphael Warnock

“So, when free-market economists say that a certain regulation should not be introduced because it would restrict the ‘freedom’ of a certain market, they…

— Ha-Joon Chang

“Capitalism is not a synonym for free markets.”

— Richard A. Posner

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

— Milton Friedman

If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural…

— John Ralston Saul

Capitalism is the only economic system compatible with free individuals

— Peter McWilliams