Home / Quotes / Quote by George Orwell

Quote by George Orwell

“The tendency of advanced capitalism has been to enlarge the middle class and not to wipe it out, as it once seemed likely to do.”

Quote by George Orwell

Book:A Collection of Essays

Work

A Collection of Essays

A Collection of Essays is a curated selection of written pieces, each crafted to explore and discuss different themes and ideas. The collection may include works from various authors, each contributing their own voice and expertise to the compilation. The essays are expected to delve into subjects that span a wide spectrum, from personal reflections to scholarly analyses, providing readers with a rich tapestry of intellectual exploration. more

Author

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a British novelist and political critic. Known for his sharp social criticism and profound insights into totalitarianism, Orwell is best remembered for his novels '1984' and 'Animal Farm', which remain influential to this day. more

You May Also Like

“In Europe and the United States the two decades following the Second World War will for long be remembered as a very good time, the time when capitalism really worked. Everywhere in the industrialized countries production increased. Unemployment was everywhere low. Prices were nearly stable. When production lagged and unemployment rose, governments intervened to take up the slack, as Keynes had urged.”

“Ownership is not a general feature of our society, determining its character. On the contrary, dependence on a precarious wage at the will of others is the general feature of our society.”

Character Capitalism Contrary Features Our Society Ownership Dependence Precarious

Book:An Essay on the Restoration of Property

Source: An Essay on the Restoration of Property

“Property, as a general social institution, well-divided property, having disappeared and Capitalism having taken its place, you cannot reverse the process without acting against natural economic tendencies.”

Wells Process Natural Acting Taken Economic Capitalism Property Tendencies Divided Reverse

Author:Hilaire Belloc

“The power of the State must be invoked for restoring economic freedom just as it has been invoked for destroying economic freedom.”

Has Beens States Economic Capitalism Destroying Restoring Economic Freedom

Author:Hilaire Belloc

“There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.”

States Bigs Running Differences Capitalism Ideals Capitalist Socialist Big Business

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The Liberal Party abandoned the principles of reform and social liberalism and has become, instead, just another piece of political machinery in the service of corporatism.”

Political Social Party Principles Pieces Capitalism Reform Liberalism Abandoned Machinery Corporatism Liberal Party

Author:Eric Kierans

“The corporation is the dominant and dominating institution of our time. Governments identify growth and development with commercial corporations and shower them with subsidies, tax privileges, and appropriate labour legislation and market support to attract a commitment and investment.”

“The largest 100 corporations hold 25 percent of the worldwide productive assets, which in turn control 75 percent of international trade and 98 percent of all foreign direct investment.The multinational corporation...puts the economic decision beyond the effective reach of the political process and its decision-makers, national governments.”

“Were it part of our everyday education and comment that the corporation is an instrument for the exercise of power, that it belongs to the process by which we are governed, there would then be debate on how that power is used and how it might be made subordinate to the public will and need. This debate is avoided by propagating the myth that the power does not exist.”

Needs Doe Made Might Used Process Exercise Capitalism Instruments Everyday Myth Debate Corporations Comment Avoided Subordinates

Author:John Kenneth Galbraith

“Half the population hold that the government is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, as polls regularly show.”

Shows Bigs Government Running Interest Half Capitalism Population Polls

Author:Noam Chomsky