“Capitalism had arisen through the misuse and exaggeration of certain rights, notably the right of property - the basis of economic freedom - and the right of contract, which is one of the main functions of economic freedom. Therefore, even under Capitalism, so long as the old principles were remembered it was possible to recall the principles whereby Society had once been sane and well ordered.” WellsLongCertainPoliticsPrinciplesEconomyRightsEconomicCapitalismFunctionBasesPropertyRememberedLiberalismContractsSaneRecallsExaggerationMisuseEconomic Freedom Author:Hilaire Belloc
“Under the old social philosophy which had governed the Middle Ages, temporal, and therefore all economic, activities were referred to an eternal standard. The production of wealth, it distribution and exchange were regulated with a view to securing the Christian life of Christian men. In two points especially was this felt: First in securing the independence of the family, which can only be done by the wide distribution of property, in others words the prevention of the growth of a proletariat; secondly, in the close connection between wealth and public function.” MenFirstsTwoDonePhilosophyAgeChristianPoliticsSocialFeltGrowthWealthViewsEconomyEconomicMiddleActivityEternalStandardsConnectionsFunctionIndependencePropertyProductionsWideChristian LifeLiberalismDistributionMiddle AgesPreventionProletariat Author:Hilaire Belloc
“American labor will realize that its function is not to increase jobs, but to multiply the wealth and to expand the numbers benefited by the wealth at the swiftest possible rate.” JobsPoliticsRealizingWealthNumbersEconomyLaborFunctionIncreaseRateLiberalism Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“Technology has no function except to save labor. Yet how often do we hear that the purpose of new capital formation is to create jobs?” WisdomJobsPurposePoliticsTechnologyEconomyLaborFunctionLiberalismFormation Author:Louis O. Kelso
“The idea that full employment without property ownership will solve the world's problems is utter nonsense. The Keynesian concept that the function of capital is merely to amplify labor, not independently produce wealth is simply blindness.” WorldIdeasProblemWisdomPoliticsWealthEconomyProduceConceptsLaborFunctionPropertySolveEmploymentLiberalismNonsenseOwnershipBlindnessAmplifyProperty Ownership Author:Louis O. Kelso
“A genuine Left doesn't consider anyone's suffering irrelevant or titillating; nor does it function as a microcosm of capitalist economy, with men competing for power and status at the top, and women doing all the work at the bottom.... Goodbye to all that.” MenDoeSufferingLeftEconomyFunctionBottomGenuineLiberalismGoodbyeCapitalistCompetingIrrelevantMicrocosmCapitalist Economy Book:The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches Source: The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches
“Conservatives believe government's principal functions are the preservation of freedom and removal of restraints on the individual. Liberalism's ascent in the first two-thirds of this century reflected the new belief that government should also confer capacities on individuals. Liberalism's decline in the final third of this century has reflected doubts about whether government can be good at that, or whether government that is good at that is good for the nation's character.” ShouldFirstsBelieveTwoCharacterGovernmentIndividualBeliefNationsDoubtCenturyCapacityThirdsFunctionFinalsBe GoodLiberalismDeclinePrincipalRestraintPreservationRemovalAscent Author:George Will
“I think the press, by and large, is what we call "liberal". But of course what we call "liberal" means well to the right. "Liberal" means the "guardians of the gates". So the New York Times is "liberal" by, what's called, the standards of political discourse, New York Times is liberal, CBS is liberal. I don't disagree. I think they're moderately critical at the fringes. They're not totally subordinate to power, but they are very strict in how far you can go. And in fact, their liberalism serves an extremely important function in supporting power.” ThinkingWellsMeanImportantFactsPoliticalCoursesNew YorkStandardsFunctionPressesCriticalLiberalismGatesDisagreeStrictDiscourseGuardianFringeNew York TimesSubordinatesPolitical DiscourseHow Far You Can Go Author:Noam Chomsky
“The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.” MayWisdomPoliticsQualityEconomyCitizensFunctionDemocraticLiberalismDemocratic Society Author:Alexis de Tocqueville