Dinesh D'Souza - Capitalism Quotes

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Colonial possessions added to the prestige, and to a much lesser degree to the wealth, of Europe. But the primary cause of Western affluence and power is internal – the institutions of science, democracy, and capitalism acting in concert.

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Capitalism satisfied the Christian demand for an institution that channels selfish human desire toward the betterment of society. Some critics accuse capitalism of being a selfish system, but the selfishness is not in capitalism — it is in human nature.

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Capitalism works not through coercion or conquest, but through the consent of the consumer.

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Capitalism encourages entrepreneurs to act with consideration for others even when their ultimate motive is to benefit themselves.

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With capitalism and prosperity came something new: the idea of progress. This is the notion that things are getting better and will continue to get better in the future.

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The effect of capitalism is to steer human selfishness so that, through the invisible hand of competition, the energies of the capitalist produce the abundance from which the whole society benefits.

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