“I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.” ThinkingWayShouldTryingBelieveHelpingI BelieveGrowthCompanyFailingDemandModelsDeserveCapitalismResourcesDestructionBlameAcceptedEndlessDestruction Of Nature Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Democracy suits Europeans today partly because it is associated with the triumph of capitalism and partly because it involves less commitment or intrusion into their lives than any of the alternatives. Europeans accept democracy because they no longer believe in politics. It is for this reason that we find both high levels of support for democracy in cross-national opinion polls and high rates of political apathy.” BelieveReasonTodayPoliticalLevelsAcceptingOpinionSupportDemocracyCommitmentCapitalismCrossesRateSuitsAlternativesTriumphApathyPollsHigh LevelIntrusionOpinion Polls Author:Mark Mazower
“Both Marx and Nietzsche understood that moral outrage is the last resort of the powerless. That is why Marx refused to issue moral condemnations of capitalism, preferring instead to lay out, calmly and ruthlessly, his reasons for believing that it is destined to be replaced by socialism. And that is why Nietzsche mocks Christianity for portraying its crucified Saviour as bait wriggling on a hook to catch unsuspecting souls.” BelieveSoulReasonLastsMoralChristianityIssuesUnderstoodCapitalismLaysSocialismReplacedPowerlessHookDestinedResortsOutrageSaviourCondemnationBaitPortrayingUnsuspectingMoral Outrage Author:Robert Paul Wolff
“Modern capitalism is just as subversive as Marxism. The materialistic view of life on which both systems are based is identical. As long as we only talk about economic classes, profit, salaries, and production, and as long as we believe that real human progress is determined by a particular system of distribution of wealth and goods, then we are not even close to what is essential.” BelieveHumansLongRealWealthViewsClassProgressEconomicModernParticularEssentialsCapitalismProfitProductionsDeterminedGoodsDistributionMarxismSalaryIdenticalMaterialisticSubversiveHuman ProgressReal HumanDistribution Of WealthEconomic Class Author:Julius Evola
“I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesn't eradicate the reality of the suffering. It's all true at once, kind of humming and sublime.” IfsBelieveKindStillsRealityHappensSufferingI BelieveLuckyCapitalismSatisfactionHarshSublimeI Still BelieveHumming Author:George Saunders
“I believe profoundly in the possibilities of democracy, but democracy needs to be emancipated from capitalism. As long as we inhabit a capitalist democracy, a future of racial equality, gender equality, economic equality will elude us.” NeedsBelieveLongI BelieveDemocracyEconomicPossibilityCapitalismGenderCapitalistGender EqualityEludeElude UsEconomic EqualityRacial Equality Author:Angela Davis
“I truly believe that capitalism was created to help people live better lives, but sadly over the years it has lost its way a bit. The short-term focus on profit has driven most businesses to forget about the important long-term role they have in taking care of people and the planet.” PeopleWayYearsBelieveLongImportantHelpingCareLostBitsTermForgetRolesFocusPlanetsCapitalismProfitDrivenLong TermBetter LifeShort Term Author:Richard Branson
“Although I have made a fortune in the financial markets, I now fear that the untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life is endangering our open and democratic society. The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.” BelieveMadeLife IsValuesI BelieveEnemySocietyCapitalismAreasThreatFortuneDemocraticFinancialSpreadCommunistCapitalistDemocratic SocietyLaissez FaireFinancial MarketsLaissez Faire Capitalism Author:George Soros
“Capitalism believes that its remit is exclusively to make maximum short-term profits.” BelieveTermCapitalismProfitMaximumShort Term Author:Jeremy Grantham