“People seem good while they are oppressed, but they only wish to become oppressors in their turn: life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.” PeopleSeemsLife IsTurnsWishVictimCompetitionCriminalsOppressedOppressors Book:The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914-1970 Source: The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914-1970
“The essence of capitalism is expressed in two of its basic features: a) profit maximization and b) market competition. In their abstract formulations none of them was supposed to have anything conspiratorial against the poor. But in real life they turn out to be the "killers" of the poor - by making rich the richer and poor the poorer.” TwoRealTurnsPoliticsPoorEconomyRichCapitalismEssenceCompetitionProfitReal LifeFeaturesAbstractLiberalismKillersProfit Maximization Author:Muhammad Yunus
“Competition is healthy, if you can turn it off and on. When someone gets too cocky in victory, that can ruin the positive aspect.” IfsTurnsVictoryHealthyAspectCompetitionRuinsCocky Author:Eddie Vedder