Ancient Quote by Michael Parenti

“There was very conscious discussion of the need to create wants—and in fact, extensive efforts were then undertaken to do exactly what they do…

— Noam Chomsky

Technological change can become 'fetishized' as a 'thing in itself', as an exogenous guiding force in the history of capitalism.

— David Harvey

The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double standards involved…

— Ha-Joon Chang

“Capitalism began as a theory about how the economy functions. It was both descriptive and prescriptive – it offered an account of how money…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“The political perspective of this book, ironically, is the progeny of the progressive potential of capitalism as an historical system. The joint possibility of…

— Samuel Bowles

The characteristic mark of economic history under capitalism is unceasing economic progress, a steady increase in the quantity of capital goods available, and a…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Well first of all, tell me: Is there some society you know that doesn’t run on greed? You think Russia doesn’t run on greed?…

— Milton Friedman

In the whole history of capitalism, no one has been able to establish a coercive monopoly by means of competition in a free market...Every…

— Nathaniel Branden

“Machinic desire can seem a little inhuman, as it rips up political cultures, deletes traditions, dissolves subjectivities, and hacks through security apparatuses, tracking a…

— Nick Land

You don't really get fly-halves battering each other.

— Owen Farrell

The guarantee of safety in a battering relationship can never be based upon a promise from the perpetrator, no matter how heartfelt. Rather, it…

— Judith Lewis Herman

I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.

— Louisa May Alcott