Governing Quote by Thomas Paine

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

— Lord Acton

We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.

— Henry A. Wallace

The economic owning class is always the political ruling class.

— Eugene V. Debs

The great enemy of any totalitarian regime is normalization and trade.

— Robert Scheer

Monopolies harm Americans in all sorts of ways.

— Lina Khan

“These monopolies, and many more, gave individuals or groups the sole right to control the production of many goods. They impeded the type of…

— Daron Acemoğlu

Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by a handful…

— Vladimir Lenin

In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself.

— Henry A. Wallace

Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in the plow.

— John Dickinson

“But history tells us that monopolies that are truly benevolent and effective are rare.”

— Michael E. Porter

There are some who maintain that trade will regulate itself, and it is not to be benefited by the encouragements or restraints of government.…

— Alexander Hamilton

The powerful have no monopoly on greed, hatred, fear, or ignorance.

— Cornel West