Analysis Quote by Thorstein Veblen

It is a matter of course and of absolute necessity to the conduct of business, that any discretionary businessman must be free to deal…

— Thorstein Veblen

Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environments and social degradation.

— Paul Hawken

“The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble.”

— Ludwig von Mises

[On dishonest business methods:] ... frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we…

— Ida Tarbell

Sometimes you have to destroy your business in order to save it.

— James Surowiecki

Creative Destruction is the essential fact about capitalism.

— Joseph A. Schumpeter

Constructive destruction is one of the most delightful employments in the world, and in civilized life the opportunities for it are only too rare.

— Jan Struther

Perhaps the greatest and least visible form of impoverishment caused by the Corporate State is the destruction of community.

— Charles A. Reich

“Does anyone really believe that a pattern of exploitation old as our civilization can be halted legislatively, judicially, or through any means other than…

— Derrick Jensen

Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy.

— James Surowiecki

We have found in a long life that one competitor is frequently enough to ruin a business.

— Charlie Munger

The shortest road to ruin is to emulate the methods of your adversary.

— Winston Churchill