Capitalism Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev

The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

The market economy of its own cannot destroy socialism. But to build socialism with success, it is necessary to develop a market economy in…

— Nguyen Phu Trong

I think socialism is really about recognizing that there are limits to what the market can do. The market is very useful; at times…

— Gillian Tett

A fundamental contradiction does not exist between socialism and a market economy.

— Deng Xiaoping

Bearing in mind that "the market" is not an invention of capitalism but that it has existed for thousands of years in many different…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

“History, practical experience, common sense and economic theory all agree: economic competition is probably one of the greatest ideas humans ever came up with.…

— Michele Boldrin

I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

If socialism gave more prosperity than capitalism does, I would still prefer capitalism - as it gives more freedom. Luckily, though, I do not…

— Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Capitalism is the way of the devil and exploitation. If you really want to look at things through the eyes of Jesus Christ --…

— Hugo Chavez

The truth is that capitalism has not only multiplied population figures, but at the same time, improved the people's standard of living in an…

— Ludwig von Mises

It's not as if socialism is a new idea. It was tried in the 20th century. It produced economic stagnation and despair. In its…

— Llewellyn Rockwell

The real case against socialism is not its economic inefficiency, though on all sides there is evidence of that. Much more fundamental is its…

— Margaret Thatcher