Capitalism Quotes

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Capitalism refers to an economic and social system in which the means of production are privately controlled; labor, goods and capital are traded in a market; profits are distributed to owners or invested in new technologies and industries; and wages are paid to labor. Please go through our collection of Capitalism quotes.


The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the thesis that the exercise of this right redounds to the general good. (Quote by - Ralph Barton Perry)
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Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. (Quote by - Alfred Marshall)
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The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. (Quote by - Felix Frankfurter)
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Borders are semiporous. Capital flows more freely than people across them. on C Span. (Quote by - Noam Chomsky)
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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. (Quote by - Winston Churchill)
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Capitalism is our only moral system. All other systems take advantage of man's rights and liberties. (Quote by - Ayn Rand)
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Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim. (Quote by - Bertrand Russell )
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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries (Quote by - Winston Churchill )
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. (Quote by - Fran Lebowitz)
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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. (Quote by - George Bernard Shaw )
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Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true. (Quote by - Polish Proverb)
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. (Quote by - Jawaharlal Nehru)
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History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. (Quote by - Milton Friedman )
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Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden. (Quote by - Orson Scott Card )
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Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being discredited and destroyed all over the world, even though this system has given men the greatest material comforts. (Quote by - Ayn Rand)
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