Aim Quote by Karl Marx

The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men to…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

It is inherent in the nature of the capitalistic economy that, in the final analysis, the employment of the factors of production is aimed…

— Ludwig von Mises

Production for sale in a market in which the object is to realize the maximum profit is the essential feature of a capitalist world-economy.…

— Immanuel Wallerstein

“motives for greed and selfishness are often attributed to toil and source of riches.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Capitalism is not about the profit motive. Capitalism is about free markets. What you do in the market, in your free will, is the…

— Muhammad Yunus

“To tap this deep wellspring of human motivation, companies need to shift their emphasis from profit maximization to purpose maximization.19”

— John E. Mackey

In a market economy with the division and specialization of labor, people use others as means to achieve their ends. This is the essence…

— Stephan Kinsella

The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists.

— Walter Ulbricht

You don't have to have the capitalistic profit motive philosophy.

— Pernell Roberts

We do not assert that the capitalist mode of economic calculation guarantees the absolutely best solution of the allocation of factors of production. Such…

— Ludwig von Mises

The key to motivation is motive.

— Stephen Covey

Competition always tends to bring about the most economical and efficient method of production. Those who are most successful in this competition will acquire…

— Henry Hazlitt