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Whoever claims that economic competition represents 'survival of the fittest' in the sense of the law of the jungle, provides read more
Whoever claims that economic competition represents 'survival of the fittest' in the sense of the law of the jungle, provides the clearest possible evidence of his lack of knowledge of economics.
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day read more
...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.
Money is something you got to make in case you don't die.
Money is something you got to make in case you don't die.
Price fixing does not represent simply windfall gains and losses to particular groups according to whether the price happens to read more
Price fixing does not represent simply windfall gains and losses to particular groups according to whether the price happens to be set higher or lower than it would be otherwise. It represents a net lose to the economy as a whole to the extent that many transactions do not take place at all, because the mutually acceptable possibilities have been reduced.
What pays under capitalism is satisfying the common man, the customer. The more people you satisfy, the better for you.
What pays under capitalism is satisfying the common man, the customer. The more people you satisfy, the better for you.
Managers have traditionally developed the skills in finance, planning, marketing and production techniques. Too often the relationships with their people read more
Managers have traditionally developed the skills in finance, planning, marketing and production techniques. Too often the relationships with their people have been assigned a secondary role. This is too important a subject not to receive first line attention.
Capitalists are motivated not chiefly by the desire to consume wealth or indulge their appetites, but by the freedom and read more
Capitalists are motivated not chiefly by the desire to consume wealth or indulge their appetites, but by the freedom and power to consummate their entrepreneurial ideas.
Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts.
Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts.
Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence read more
Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence and money makes a peer.