Age Quote by Ludwig von Mises

Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become…

— Walter E. Williams

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

Capitalism arose and took off its pajamas. Another day, another dollar. Each man is valued at what he will bring in the marketplace. Meaning…

— Donald Barthelme

Wealth cannot purchase any great private solace or convenience. Riches are only the means of sociality.

— Henry David Thoreau

With virtually no knowledge of or interest in history, the masses simply take their unprecedented high living standards under capitalism for granted.

— Ralph Raico

What's interesting to me is that in the late twentieth century it seems that there's scarcely a part of the world that doesn't have…

— James C. Scott

Man cannot be satisfied by wealth. Man cannot go beyond his nature, no more than you can jump out of your body.

— Swami Vivekananda

Wealth is so concentrated that a large segment of society is virtually unaware of its existence.

— Thomas Piketty

The rights of the individual are greatly prized in the developed world, but in many other regions they are considered a luxury reserved for…

— Silvia Cartwright

The grim truth is that the rich are able to live as they do only because others are poor: there is neither the physical…

— George Monbiot

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.

— Martin Parr

“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