#na

Capitalism is not about free competitive choices among people who are reasonably equal in their buying and selling of economic power, it is about concentrating capital, concentrating economic power in very few hands using that power to trash everyone who gets in their way. ↗

— David Korten

#among #buying #capital #capitalism #choices

In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization. ↗

— David Korten

#differences #economic #globalization #internationalism #most

It will take some time before a politician will capture the imagination of the American people and have the vision and understanding to do what is necessary for a better future for the people of America and the world. ↗

— David Korten

#american #american people #before #better #better future

The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price. ↗

— David Korten

#buyers #comprised #costs #degree #economy

The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system. ↗

— David Korten

#brainwashing #capitalist #defense #economics #excesses

Но Остап приходил каждый вечер, хотя радостных вестей не приносил. Энергия и веселость его были неисчерпаемы. Надежда ни на одну минуту не покидала его. ↗

— Ильф и Петров

#inspiration #inspirational

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening. ↗

— Jerzy Kosinski

#evening #experiences #forward #further #history

Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom. ↗

— Lajos Kossuth

#alone #defence #dynasty #ever #freedom

My job was to make sure that my pain was not visible to the audience. They came to escape their troubles, not to be drawn into my own pain. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#inspirational

I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid. ↗

— Lajos Kossuth

#came #chosen #constitutional #country #distinction