Karl Marx
Philosopher, Economist
"My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism."
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Capitalism
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Robert Kennedy
Politician
"While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government."
Malcolm X
Civil Rights Activist, Minister
"You can't have capitalism without racism."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Author, Poet, Essayist
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."
Fidel Castro
Politician, Revolutionary
"Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away."
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"Capitalism has survived communism. Now, it eats away at itself."
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"Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities."
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"...The greatest bulwark of capitalism is militarism."
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"Global capitalism is simply accepted as a fact that you cannot do anything about. The only question is, Will you accommodate yourself to it, or will you be dismissed and excluded?"
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"Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization."
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"I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude"
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"Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist."
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"Nothing in the world is irreversible, not even capitalism."
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"Any capitalism is superior to feudalism."
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"Capitalism is a pretty brutal place."
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"Rise of capitalism was responsible for the subordination of Woman"
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"I regard it as very unfair, but capitalism without failure is like religion without hell."
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"Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior."
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"Mafia is the best example of capitalism we have."
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"Capitalism is about producing a better product at a better price. As individuals, we have to keep producing better products at a better price, also, or we're obsolete."
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"With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution."
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"Net - the biggest word in the language of business."
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"Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system."
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"Nobody believes in completely unadulterated capitalism."
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"Capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge."
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