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 […]
Capitalism - Capitalists Quotes
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 […]
Fascism is capitalism in decay.
It’s no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.
They (capitalists) will furnish credits which will serve us for the support of the Communist Party in their countries and, by supplying us materials and technical equipment which we lack, will restore our military industry necessary for our future attacks against our suppliers. To put it in other words, they will work on the preparation […]
I believe that without free enterprise there can be no democracy.
The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I.
I’d say capitalism’s worst excess is in the large number of crooks and tinhorns who get too much of the action.
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.
