Economic system Quote by Ron Chernow

“It reminded me of a time thirteen centuries away, when the "poor whites" of our South who were always despised and frequently insulted by…

— Mark Twain

“The bonds of dependence, far from loosening, have tightened again. But alongside force there is no longer authority, alongside obedience, no longer recognition, alongside…

— Julius Evola

“This book was written so that we may take heed and remold our story. I am certain that when enough of us become aware…

— John Perkins

“The essence of modern capitalism is not slavery of the antique pattern but the possession of the expensive tools of production by a small…

— Francis Stuart Campbell

“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” I gave further thought to the life of what we…

— Gary Keesee

“He who spends all his time amassing wealth is a slave to it.”

— Chrétien de Troyes

“Slaves in the past were captured by force; today’s slaves surrender themselves. The masters are the same old folk (who are now more civilized)…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

Slavery is malignantly aristocratic.

— Antoinette Brown Blackwell

The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave. They owned all the land, all the houses, all the factories,…

— George Orwell

“Who can blame slaves for being cunning? They are constantly compelled to resort to it. It is the only weapon of the weak and…

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his master

— Anonymous

“The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellowmen.”

— Robert Ingersoll