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Terry Eagleton on Capitalism

born 1943 England

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The liberal state is neutral between capitalism and its critics until the critics look like they are winning.

Why Marx Was Right (2011)

Capitalism cannot survive without a working class, while the working class can flourish a lot more freely without capitalism.

Why Marx Was Right (2011)

It is capitalism, not Marxism, that trades in futures.

Why Marx Was Right (2011)

You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism.

Why Marx Was Right (2011)

Capitalism is the sorcerer's apprentice: it has summoned up powers which have spun wildly out of control and now threaten to destroy us. The task of socialism is not to spur on those powers but to bring them under rational human control.

Why Marx Was Right (2011)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Terry Eagleton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.