“I tend to not use the word "socialist," because even though more young adults in the United States in a poll say they support socialism than do capitalism, the word socialism doesn't have a lot of meaning in this country.” CountryStatesUseYoungUnitedUnited StatesSupportAdultsCapitalismYoung AdultSocialismSocialistPolls Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“Poverty is about low, self-esteem and a lack of role models and opportunities. Without money, people resort to de-dignifying activities in order to support themselves. We free people through education and entrepreneurship. Freedom is self-determination, and you can't self-determine without understanding money and capitalism.” PeopleSelfOrderOpportunityUnderstandingFreedomMoneyEducationPovertyRolesSupportSelf EsteemActivityModelsLowsSelf ImprovementCapitalismDeterminationEntrepreneurDetermineDeterminedEsteemEntrepreneurshipRole ModelsSelf DeterminationLackingKey To SuccessResortsRoad To SuccessLow Self EsteemDetermination MotivationalCauses Of Poverty Author:John Hope Bryant
“It is now that the Left in India is urging the federal government to initiate unconditional talks with all stakeholders in Kashmir. Otherwise, up until now, the Left didn't even support the autonomous status of Kashmir, and the Kashmir imbroglio is not a conflict between the forces of Marxism and capitalism.” GovernmentLeftForceSupportConflictCapitalismIndiaFederal GovernmentUnconditionalMarxismInitiateAutonomousKashmirStakeholder Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“I see myself, in terms of the question of capitalism, as I would support democratic socialism over a capitalist system, because any approach... or participatory economics, which is another great model that people like Michael Albert are putting out there... any system that encourages us to think about interdependency, and to be able to use the world's resources in a wiser way, for the good of the whole, would be better for the world than capitalism.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWholeUseWould BeAbleTermSupportApproachModelsCapitalismResourcesEconomicsDemocraticSocialismCapitalistWiserDemocratic Socialism Author:Bell Hooks
“Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it to be opposed? Republicans have taken a very clear line.” OrderLinesSupportTakenClearRepublicanCapitalismInternational Author:Mark Shields
“Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it to be opposed? Republicans have taken a very clear line. Democrats can have a different version of the line, or they can just say, no, we are the party of international peace and activism, and we're the party that's going to have a civilized capitalism.” DifferentOrderLinesPartySupportTakenClearRepublicanCapitalismDemocratInternationalActivismVersionsCivilizedInternational PeaceJust Say No Author:David Brooks
“This is an incredibly creative time. It is a difficult time. It is a disparaging time. A time of cultural and global transitions based on the realization that the Earth cannot support nonsustainable practices anymore. I believe capitalism will eventually be replaced by a communitarian ethic where the rights and care of all beings will be taken into consideration, not just the greed of a corporate few.” BelieveCareEarthI BelieveDifficultSupportCreativeTakenEthicsCapitalismGreedRealizationConsiderationReplacedDifficult Times Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“There has to be a kind of grassroots push, a movement, as it were, against the inherent isolationism of American capitalism as practiced in the publishing industry. There need to be grants and government support and a few publishers, mainstream and independent, who are not afraid to challenge American readership. We need to build a network of translators, publishers and readers. We hope that our annual anthology might provide an upsurge in interest for European fiction and then, as we publish it every year, become a habit to many readers.” KindInterestChallengesSupportHabitCapitalismIndependentNot AfraidPublishingPublishTranslators Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“It is no longer an unwritten law of American capitalism that industry will attempt to maintain wages at a level that allows a single wage to support a family.” LawLevelsSupportIndustryCapitalismWagesUnwrittenAmerican Capitalism Author:Christopher Lasch
“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.” GovernmentGrowthSupportDevelopmentTaxesCommitmentCapitalismInstitutionsInvestmentPrivilegeCorporationsOur TimeAppropriateLabourShowersDominantLegislationDominatingSubsidies Author:Eric Kierans
“Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization. A class of people is growing up who are unexploitable because they are not worth employing even for the minimum wage. Technological progress makes whole categories of people useless without making it possible to support them with the wealth produced by the progress.” PeopleWholeWealthNumbersClassSupportGrowing UpGrowingProgressModernCapitalismRhythmUselessCategoriesMinimumTechnologicalEmphasisModern LifeMinimum WageInhumanEmployingSpecializationTechnological Progress Author:Jacques Ellul
“Currency speculation-over a trillion dollars a day-is a tax-free activity. The notion of a tax on "day trades" or other speculative swaps was revived in recent years, but has been studiously ignored by all our purveyors of conventional economic wisdom. That is because we have been persuaded, against logic, and moral sense, that the institution that most needs our support these days is not society, nor the human community, but the global corporation.” NeedsYearsHumansHas BeensCommunityMoralSupportEconomicActivityTaxesCapitalismLogicInstitutionsTradeDollarsNotionThese DaysCorporationsConventionalCurrencyIgnoredSpeculation Author:Eric Kierans
“Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers & husbands, who have toiled & saved that they may leave something to their families deprived of their care & the support of their labour, is to my mind the worst of crimes.” MindMayCareFatherLosesSupportWorstCrimeHusbandCapitalismSacredPropertySavedLabourEarningDeprivedHazardsFather Husband Author:Robert E. Lee
“Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government.” LooksShowsBigsGovernmentSupportClearTaxesPercentCapitalismPatternsDataEnterpriseConsistentBig GovernmentFree Enterprise Book:The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future Source: The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future
“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
“The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism.” WarSocialSupportStrugglePositionSourceCapitalismDirectActiveOppressedImperialismAgainst WarUnequivocal Author:Leon Trotsky