“As a poodle may have his hair cut long or his hair cut short, as he may be trimmed with pink ribbons or with blue ribbons, yet he remains the same old poodle, so capitalism may be trimmed with factory laws, tenement laws, divorce laws and gambling laws, but it remains the same old capitalism. These "humanitarian parts" are only trimming the poodle. Socialism, one and inseparable with its "antirent and anticapital parts," means to get rid of the poodle.” MayMeanLongLawCuttingHairCapitalismBlueRemainsDivorceHumanitarianSocialismGamblingFactoriesInseparableRibbonsPoodlesTrimmingHair CutTenements Author:Daniel De Leon
“If I can't have the proletariat as my chosen people any longer, at least capitalism remains my Satan.” PeopleIfsI CanCapitalismRemainsChosenSatanProletariat Author:T. J. Clark
“Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants, lands, banks, means of transportation, etc., remain untouched there, and, therefore, capitalism in Germany and Italy remains in full force.” MeanForceCommonLandCapitalismRemainsPlantSocialismGermanyEtcItalianFascismSovietFactoriesOwnershipTransportationMeans Of Transportation Author:Joseph Stalin
“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.” PoliticalPoliticsFreedomRevolutionCapitalismRemainsSlaveAncientCommunismGreekOwnersRepublicCommunistTyrantsIndividualismCapitalistAncient GreekSlave Owners Author:Vladimir Lenin
“What is different in capitalist civilization has been two things. First, the process of meritocracy has been proclaimed as an official virtue instead of being merely a de facto reality. The culture has been different. And secondly, the percentage of the world's population for whom such ascent was possible has gone up. But even though it has grown up, meritocratic ascent remains very much the attribute of a minority.” WorldFirstsHas BeensTwoDifferentRealityCultureProcessGoneVirtueCivilizationCapitalismRemainsPopulationOfficialsTwo ThingsMinoritiesAttributesCapitalistPercentagesBeing MeAscentMeritocracy Author:Immanuel Wallerstein
“In the moral calculus of currently prevailing state capitalism, profits and bonuses in the next quarter greatly outweigh concern for the welfare of one’s grandchildren, and since these are institutional maladies, they will not be easy to overcome. While much remains uncertain, we can assure ourselves, with fair confidence, that future generations will not forgive us our silence and apathy.” StatesNextEasySilenceMoralGenerationsCapitalismConcernFairsOvercomingRemainsForgivingProfitWelfareQuartersApathyUncertainGrandchildrenFuture GenerationPrevailingBonusCalculusMalady Author:Noam Chomsky
“It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential.” ProblemActionPoliticalFightingCommunityEssentialsIntellectualCapitalismAspectRemainsAquariumsCommunity Action Author:Barney Frank
“America's real business leaders understand unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable.” RealAmericaLeaderClassMiddleCapitalismRemainsVulnerableMiddle ClassBusiness Leaders Author:Robert Reich