~ The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. ~
~ Capitalism is what people do if you leave them alone ~
~ Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope. ~
~ Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about. ~
~ The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. ~
~ Capitalism is the bastard child of democracy. ~
~ Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate ~
~ Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true ~
~ History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom ~
~ Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden. ~
~ Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hence, race, gender and ethnicity cannot be considered within it ~
~ Socialism is nothing but the capitalism of the lower classes ~