Capitalism Quotes from Lecture Slides

Keynes, The General Theory, 1936

"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually slaves of some defunct economist."

Keynes, Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren, 1930

"The love of money as a possession...will be recognized for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity...."

"It would be more sensible to build houses and the like...but the above would be better than nothing."

Keynes, Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1919

"Vengeance, I dare predict, will not limp. Nothing can then delay for long that final civil war between the forces of Reaction and the despairing convulsions of Revolution, before which the horrors of the late German war will fade into nothing, and which will destroy whoever is victor,

the civilization and progress of our generation."

Marshall, The Marshall Plan, 1947

"The truth of the matter is that Europe's requirements for the next 3 or 4 years of foreign food and other essential products—principally from America—are so much greater than her present ability to pay that she must have substantial additional help, or face economic, social, and

political deterioration of a very grave character."

Federici, Wages Against Housework, 1974

"Unpaid domestic labor as a key cog in global capitalism" "With our work we make it possible for others to go to work..."

Federici, Wages Against Housework, 1974

"With our work we make it possible for other people to go to work; we slave, so our husbands and children can slave. No wonder they say the family is the pillar of society."

Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class, 1899

"Corruption of values in a society increasingly based on the manic pursuit of wealth and the desire to show it off publicly"