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” […]
Capitalism - Capitalists Quotes
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 […]
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.
