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Finance Quotes

There can be no rise in the value of labour without a fall of profits.

David Ricardo (1821). “On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation”, p.31

It is usually people in the money business, finance, and international trade that are really rich.

"Robin Leach...Rish & Famous". Interview with AskMen, www.askmen.com.

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

"Fictional character: Don Lucchesi". "The Godfather: Part III", www.imdb.com. 1990.

Under capitalism each individual engages in economic planning.

George Reisman (1979). “The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price Controls”, Green Hill Pub

In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.

John Rawls (2001). “The Law of Peoples: With, The Idea of Public Reason Revisited”, p.140, Harvard University Press

Public officials are permitted to finance or subsidize their own activities through taxes. That is, they are permitted to engage in and live off, what in private dealings between private law subjects is prohibited and considered 'theft' and 'stolen loot.'

"Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe on the Impracticality of One-World Government and the Failure of Western-style Democracy". Interview with Anthony Wile, www.thedailybell.com. March 27, 2011.

Poverty is unnecessary.

"Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the World’s Poorest Citizens, Makes His Case". Interview with Linda O’Bryon, knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu. March 09, 2005.

The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists.

Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986). “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”, p.311, Penguin

The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value.

Irving Fisher (2007). “The Nature of Capital and Income”, p.202, Cosimo, Inc.