Capitalism Quote by Susan George Download Open image “What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands.” — Susan George ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Capitalism Economics Kind Logic Only
Whats immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands. — Susan George Copy Share Image
Capitalism believes that its remit is exclusively to make maximum short-term profits. — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
In capitalism, profit does not come out of another man's hardship; it comes out of new production of new wealth that's never existed before. — Andrew Joseph Galambos Copy Share Image
Don't confuse the art of the possible with the art of the profitable. — David Tansley Copy Share Image
Capitalism is not about the profit motive. Capitalism is about free markets. What you do in the market, in your free will, is the… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
Profit is proof that the capitalist has given something to society that it cherishes more than the material wealth it has given to the… — Johan Norberg Copy Share Image
“Capitalism is neither a person nor an institution. It neither wills nor chooses. It is a logic at work through a mode of production:… — Michel Beaud Copy Share Image
Capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create valuable things… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there's a great deal of work, and I won't… — Susan George Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. — Susan George Copy Share Image
I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out… — Susan George Copy Share Image
It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics. — Susan George Copy Share Image
The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it were revenue, as if it were going to come… — Susan George Copy Share Image
The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control and reduction. — Susan George Copy Share Image
We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that we need… — Susan George Copy Share Image
Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions are generally accompanied by… — Susan George Copy Share Image
Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and being able to live in a society which isn't… — Susan George Copy Share Image
Markets cant think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have… — Susan George Copy Share Image
If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees. — Susan George Copy Share Image
Don't let's lose sight of what creates wealth. It is open markets, it is capitalism. — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants,… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Corporations have nothing to do with values, and they know it, and sometimes say it. — Eric Kierans Copy Share Image
There are no two countries with the same style of economic mechanism, with the same capitalism. — Anatoly Chubais Copy Share Image
Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Scholars have long debated whether capital markets lead to appropriate levels of saving and investment for future generations.” — David L. Weimer Copy Share Image
“A car is one of the most interesting inventions, but driving is one of the most boring activities.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Occult Theft,--Theft which hides itself even from itself, and is legal, respectable, and cowardly,--corrupts the body and soul of man, to the last fibre… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
