“To the believer Marxism presents, first, a system of ultimate ends that embody the meaning of life and are absolute standards by which to judge events and actions.” FirstsEndsActionReligionEventsJudgingStandardsUltimateAbsolutesBelieverCommunismMeaning Of LifeMarxism Author:Joseph A. Schumpeter
“The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.” MenFirstsLyingIdeals Book:History of Economic Analysis Source: History of Economic Analysis
“In one important sense, Marxism is a religion. To the believer it presents, first, a system of ultimate ends that embody the meaning of life and are absolute standards by which to judge events and actions; and, secondly, a guide to those ends which implies a plan of salvation and the indication of the evil from which mankind, or a chosen section of mankind, is to be saved.” FirstsImportantEndsActionEvilPlansMankindEventsJudgingStandardsUltimateAbsolutesSalvationGuidesBelieverSavedChosenMeaning Of LifeSectionsMarxismIndicationPlan Of Salvation Author:Joseph A. Schumpeter
“I set out to become the greatest lover in Vienna, the greatest horseman in Austria, and the greatest economist in the world. Alas, for the illusions of youth: as a horseman, I was never really first-rate.” WorldFirstsYouthLoversIllusionRateEconomistAlasViennaAustriaHorsemen Author:Joseph A. Schumpeter
“The capitalist engine is first and last an engine of mass production which unavoidably also means production for the masses. . . . It is the cheap cloth, the cheap cotton and rayon fabric, boots, motorcars and so on that are the typical achievements of capitalist production, and not as a rule improvements that would mean much to the rich man. Queen Elizabeth owned silk stockings. The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within reach of factory girls.” MenFirstsMeanDoeLastsGirlRichAchievementMassCapitalismProductionsImprovementQueensEnginesFactoriesBootsCapitalistProvidingFabricTypicalSilkCottonRich ManStockingsFirsts And LastsWithin ReachQueen ElizabethMass Production Author:Joseph A. Schumpeter
