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“Is Wall Street the rightful master of our economic fate? Or should we choose a broader form of sovereignty?”

Should Form Fate Economic Streets Masters Wall Sovereignty

Author:Thomas Frank

“In the end the question is: Who is to be master, man or his machines? As long as the control over technology rests primarily on economic calculation, the victor is not likely to be man.”

Men Long Ends Technology Economic Masters Machines Calculations

Author:Robert Heilbroner

“the society which projects and undertakes the technological transformation of nature alters the base of domination by gradually replacing personal dependence (of the slave on the master, the serf on the lord of the manor, the lord on the donor of the fief, etc.) with dependence on the "objective order of things" (on economic laws, the market etc.).”

Law Order Lord Economic Masters Projects Transformation Slave Objectives Etc Technological Dependence Domination Donors Serfs

Book:One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society

Source: One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society

“Emancipation of human labor from economic servitude and exploitation, i.e., from organizations of production in which the conditions of work are determined by a master class who own the means of production, and in which the fruits of work are alienated from workers to the benefit of masters.”

Humans Mean Wisdom Politics Class Economy Economic Conditions Masters Benefits Labor Organization Fruit Workers Productions Determined Liberalism Exploitation Emancipation Servitude

Author:Mortimer Adler

“We know that the only alternative to private competition is government monopoly of enterprise. We know that when government monopolizes production, distribution, and employment, it is no longer the servant of men - it is their master. And, therefore, we know that economic liberty and political liberty are inseparable parts of the same ball of wax - that we must keep them both, or we shall lose them both.”

“The oldest problem in economic education is how to exclude the incompetent. A certain glib mastery of verbiage-the ability to speak portentously and sententiously about the relation of money supply to the price level-is easy for the unlearned and may even be aided by a mildly enfeebled intellect. The requirement that there be ability to master difficult models, including ones for which mathematical competence is required, is a highly useful screening device.”

“Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence.”

Economic Masters Keys Independence Equality Economic Equality

Book:All Men Are Brothers

Source: All Men Are Brothers

“As a practical matter, every immigrant needs to master English to be a full participating citizen and to have full economic opportunity.”

Needs Matter Opportunity Economic Masters Citizens Practicals Immigrants Participating

Author:Richard Lugar

“If workers are more insecure, that's very 'healthy' for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won't ask for wages, they won't go on strike, they won't call for benefits; they'll serve the masters gladly and passively. And that's optimal for corporations' economic health.”

Ifs Asks Economic Masters Goes On Healthy Benefits Workers Strikes Corporations Wages Insecure Optimal

Author:Noam Chomsky

“If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?”

Ifs Men Doe Economic Modern Masters Higher Activity Standards Advantage Greed Pursue Standards Of Living Frenzy Modern Man Higher Standards Ruthlessness Small Is Beautiful

Author:E. F. Schumacher

“Things that I see in the future. I see... it could be quite incredible if we can master a few problems, like the air and the water thing might be nice. I see governments dissolving these barriers are all falling down for economic reasons. They're all so interbound.”

Ifs Reason Problem Government Might Fall Water Nice Air Economic Masters Incredibles Barriers Being Nice Falling Down Dissolving

Author:Robin Williams