The revolution eats its own. Capitalism recreates itself.
Capitalism - Capitalists Quotes
Capitalism is what people do if you leave them alone.
Swindling in stocks, corrupting legislatures, making fortunes by the inflation of securities… by destroying competitors… these forms of wrong-doing in the capitalist, are far more infamous than any ordinary form of embezzlement or forgery; yet it is a matter of extreme difficulty to secure the punishment of the man most guilty of them.
And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
The quest for novelty is the essence of capitalist endeavour, as it is of all human progress, and the appetite for adventure is a sharper spur than cupidity. Those who pillory capitalism for “creating artificial needs” strike me as timid and dismal souls. You might just as well denounce Monet for creating an “artificial need” […]
The problem with capitalism is not that there are too many capitalists, but rather, too few.
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look upon it as a cow that they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is – the strong horse that pulls the whole cart.
Socialists believe that land, resources and the wealth they generate should be owned, or at least controlled, by the “public,” i.e., the government. Capitalists believe that private property, and the right to use it to generate personal wealth, is the foundation of individual freedom. Socialists believe that the marketplace should be controlled by government, to […]
Western man at present drifts through life obsessed with the desire to obtain an ever higher ‘standard of living,’ greater status – and this applies equally to so-called ‘capitalist’ as to ‘communist’ countries. It can offer nothing more inspiring as a guide to living than a sterile form of materialism which promotes at every turn […]
