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Capitalism Quotes - I

Capitalism Quotes - I

1. Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston Churchill

3. They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? - Fidel Castro

4. Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith

5. Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. - Bertrand Russell

6. Fascism is capitalism in decay. - Vladimir Lenin

7. Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome. - Bill Gates

8. In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present. - George Bernard Shaw

9. Capitalism is in crisis. - Lech Walesa

10. I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism. - Warren Buffett

11. It is my idea to make capitalism create socialism in China so that these two economic forces of human evolution will work side by side in future civilization. - Sun Yat-sen

12. The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism. - Mikhail Gorbachev.

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