Acquire Quote by Leland Stanford

Co-operative enterprises provide the organisational means whereby a significant proportion of humanity is able to take into its own hands the tasks of creating…

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Founded on the principles of private initiative, entrepreneurship and self-employment, underpinned by the values of democracy, equality and solidarity, the co-operative movement can help…

— Kofi Annan

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has an interest…

— Leland Stanford

Economic activity is carried out by individuals in organisations that require a high degree of social co-operation

— Francis Fukuyama

Commerce is the agency by which the power of choice is obtained.

— John Ruskin

“The organization’s competency is based on a set of cohesive capabilities and how fast and effective they can be built upon.”

— Pearl Zhu

“Fundamentally, there are only two ways of co-ordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion—the technique of…

— Milton Friedman

The school has the function of coordinating within the disposition of each individual the diverse influences of the various social environments into which he…

— John Dewey

Within the market society each serves all his fellow citizens and each is served by them. It is a system of mutual exchange of…

— Ludwig von Mises

A cooperative enterprise is the key alternative to a traditional capitalist enterprise. All the workers, whatever they do inside an enterprise, have to be…

— Richard D. Wolff

Trade is a social act. Whoever undertakes to sell any description of any goods to the public, does what affects the interest of other…

— John Stuart Mill

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