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I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

~Garry Kasparov

Topics: Capitalism Democracy Distorted Economy Liberal Market Market Economy Picture Russians Think Today I Think

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We do live in an environment of crony capitalism, and the main reason we do is that loopholes are for sale, and both parties have their hands out through those loopholes.

~Gary Johnson

Topics: Both Both Parties Capitalism Environment Hands Live Loopholes Main Main Reason Out Parties Reason Sale Those Through

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Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.

~Gary Johnson

Topics: Away Been Benefit Bills Buy Capitalism Did Gets Government Governor Having Influence Items Keep Know Legislation Line Mexico Money More New New Mexico Passed Reason Than Then Those Thousands Who Why

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L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Available Banal Because Capitalism Card Century Come Credit Credit Card Early Easy Effortless Flick Indulgence Narcissism Self-Love Slogan Worth Worth It You 21St Century

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Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create valuable things for others, like imaginative technologies and good food, cars and drugs.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Best Capitalism Car Create Creators Food Good Good Food Imaginative Like Makers Others People Providers Rewards Simple Some Technologies Things Understanding Valuable Ways

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Capitalism is not so much an aberration as a step on an evolutionary path, and one that contains within it some of the answers to its own contradictions.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Answers Capitalism Contains Contradictions Evolutionary Much Own Path Some Step Within

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Predation is part of the everyday life of capitalism, in sectors as mainstream as pharmaceuticals, software and oil - where people's money, their data, their time and their attention are routinely taken in fundamentally asymmetrical exchanges.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Attention Capitalism Data Everyday Everyday Life Exchanges Fundamentally Life Mainstream Money Oil Part People Sectors Software Taken Time Where

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In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Basis Capitalism Cardinal Consideration Contract Distribution Equal First Free Income Interest Left Matter May Play Present Private Private Property Property Selfish Socialism

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Socialism never arises in the earlier phases of capitalism, as, for instance, among the pioneers of civilisation in a country where there is plenty of land available for private appropriation by the last comer.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Among Appropriation Arises Available Capitalism Civilisation Country Earlier Instance Land Last Never Phases Pioneers Plenty Private Socialism Where

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Any Backed Belief Capitalism Destroyed Effective Force Interest Our Power Self

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