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What was the most important thing I learned from Chomsky? That capitalism compels us to work ourselves to death in order to stuff our houses with things we don't need. Perhaps this is one thing art can do: create a new aesthetic, one of austerity.

~Cornelia Parker

Topics: Aesthetic Art Austerity Capitalism Compels Create Death Houses Important Important Thing Learned Most Most Important Thing Need New One Thing Order Our Ourselves Perhaps Stuff The Most Important Thing Things Us Work

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I wish we questioned the aid model as much as we are questioning the capitalism model. Sometimes the most generous thing you can do is just say no.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Aid Capitalism Generous Just Model Most Much Questioned Questioning Say Sometimes Thing Wish You I Wish

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Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

~Dan Rather

Topics: American Capitalism Democracy Despite Many Most Soviets Think Yearn

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Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred.

~Daniel De Leon

Topics: Attacks Away Capitalism Corrupts Destroys Exploits Finer Heart Held Human Human Heart Ideas Old Once Opposed Progress Sacred Sentiments Things Those Traditions

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The great thing about capitalism is that it's a system that works.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: About Capitalism Great Great Thing System Thing Works

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The part of capitalism that doesn't work for me is when capitalists make decisions in the way that Adam Smith suggested, which is that as long as you do everything in the interest of the investor, you're going to actually make the best decisions for all other stakeholders. I don't happen to agree with that.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Actually Adam Agree Best Capitalism Capitalists Decisions Everything Going Happen Interest Investor Long Make Me Other Part Smith Stakeholders Suggested Way Which Work You

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The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you will, take bets on capitalism, that is very well vetted, very well thought out and without political interference.

~Darrell Issa

Topics: American American People Bets Capitalism Interference Invest Know Money Occasions Operations Out People Political Private Rare Right Take Thought Used Very Well Which Will Without You

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I am running to fix the economy, restore the constitutional system of checks and balances and to end this game of crony capitalism by the ruling class in Washington.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Am Balances Capitalism Checks Checks And Balances Class Constitutional Economy End Fix Game Restore Ruling Ruling Class Running System Washington I Am

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In the '90s, everyone thought we'd solved everything and liberal capitalism was the agreed way to live. That got blown up in 9/11, and capitalism proved completely flawed in 2008.

~David Farr

Topics: Agreed Blown Capitalism Everyone Everything Flawed Got Liberal Live Proved Solved Thought Up Way

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The world in the '90s had seemed somewhat stable. There was talk of the end of history, a calm consensus around where we were all going. Consumer capitalism with some sort of social conscience. Then 9/11 happened, and that illusion was blown out of the water.

~David Farr

Topics: Around Blown Calm Capitalism Conscience Consensus Consumer End Going Had Happened History Illusion Out Seemed Social Some Somewhat Sort Stable Talk Then Water Were Where World

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