Business Quote by Thomas A. Edison

The dangers of unexamined and unregulated monopoly power, particularly in the state executive, are hardly news. The right reaction is not passive acquiescence.

— Noam Chomsky

So far I go with the Socialists as to think it a pretty general rule that, where monopoly is necessary, it is better in…

— Frederick Pollock

There's a very good reason that governments aren't supposed to compete with private-enterprise companies. Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

— John Stossel

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.

— Nancy Pearcey

“Politicians have often declared that unbridled competition among financial intermediaries promotes failures that will harm the public. Although the evidence that competition does this…

— Frederic Mishkin Mishkin Frederic

Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.

— Gavin Newsom

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end…

— Andrew Jackson

The public firm can nowhere maintain itself in free competition with the private firm; it is possible today only where it has a monopoly…

— Ludwig von Mises

The great danger to the consumer is the monopoly -whether private or governmental. His most effective protection is free competition at home and free…

— Milton Friedman

Only government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for…

— Lawrence Lessig