Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual r…

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Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. ✨ Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986). Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, p.17, Penguin
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