“The fundamental differences between Marxian and traditional orthodox economics are, first, that the orthodox economists accept the capitalist system as part of the eternal order of Nature, while Marx regards it as a passing phase in the transition from the feudal economy of the past to the socialist economy of the future.” FirstsPastOrderPoliticsNatureCommunityDifferencesWorkMoneyAcceptingHistoryEconomyGenerationsHuman NaturePolicyEternalCapitalismEconomicsRegardFundamentalsStrategySocialismPassingPassingsTraditionalOrthodoxTransitionCapitalistPhasesSocialistEconomistSocialist Economy Book:Essay on Marxian Economics Source: Essay on Marxian Economics
“In nature, all is managed for the best with perfect frugality and just reserve, profuse to none, but bountiful to all; never employing on one thing more than enough, but with exact economy retrenching the superfluous, and adding force to what is principal in everything.” EnoughForceNaturePerfectMoneyEconomyOne ThingReservesPrincipalSuperfluousFrugalityEmploying Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.” WantAmericaNatureMoneyVirtueIgnoranceHonorCapitalismConstitutionCreditAriseConfusionPatrioticFoundersDistressDefectsCoinsFoundingBankingBankersOur Founding FathersCirculationUs Founding FathersFounding Fathers Of AmericaEconomic FreedomPerplexityCentral BankingConfederationFlipping A Coin Author:John Adams
“The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, television, and armed force.” EarthPoliticalHumanityTurnsForceNatureLinesMoneyTelevisionDrugCapitalismGoldEssenceArmyTownsGreenLuxuryDesperateToxicTransformedCommodityBricksItemsMansionsArmed ForcesGreen EarthDemoralizedSlagLuxury Items Author:Michael Parenti
“Today we have a temporary aberration called "industrial capitalism" which is inadvertently liquidating its two most important sources of capital, the natural world and properly functioning societies. No sensible capitalist would do that.” WorldInspirationalTwoImportantTodayNatureNaturalMoneyBusinessEnvironmentSocietyEconomicSourceCapitalismEconomicsTemporarySensibleCapitalistNatural WorldAberration Author:Amory Lovins
“Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.” NatureMoneyTestsPreoccupationGreat Ones Author:Nicolas Chamfort