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“The trade-unionist has the same limitation imposed upon him as the capitalist. He cannot advance his interests at the expense of society.”

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Author:Ramsay MacDonald

“"Patents make our product defensible." The optimal number of times to use the P word in a presentation is one. Just once, say, "We have filed patents for what we are doing." Done. The second time you say it, venture capitalists begin to suspect that you are depending too much on patents for defensibility. The third time you say it, you are holding a sign above your head that says, "I am clueless."”

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Book:Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

Source: Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

“Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.”

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Author:Vladimir Lenin

“When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.”

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Author:Joseph Stalin

“Today we have a temporary aberration called "industrial capitalism" which is inadvertently liquidating its two most important sources of capital, the natural world and properly functioning societies. No sensible capitalist would do that.”

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Author:Amory Lovins

“I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, some one else would lead you out.”

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Author:Eugene V. Debs