Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that…

Ayn Rand
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Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no collectivist system has ever begun to equal, and no tribal gang can conceive of. ✨ Ayn Rand (1999). The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, p.167, Penguin
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