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Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

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I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism - those enormous fortunes that were being made, more often than not, on the blood of poor people, black people, Indian people. They were the ones who paid very dearly for those great fortunes. ↗

— Peter Matthiessen

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This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment. ↗

— Kate Millett

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The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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While there's capitalism, there'll be socialism, because there is always a response to injustice. ↗

— Ed Miliband

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Now a great debate has been born. The thesis is Democratic Socialism. The antithesis is free-market capitalism. The Obama Democrats have posed the challenge. It is now up to the Republicans to pick it up and fight along these lines. ↗

— Dick Morris

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You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

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Well, certainly the Democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on all Americans. Obama says he wants to do that. That would slow down economic growth. It's not necessarily helpful to the economy. Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. ↗

— Grover Norquist

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In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

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The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

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