All 9 Uses of
capitalism
in
The Fountainhead
- On the other hand I heard that some screwy bunch of cafeteria radicals called 'The New League of Proletarian Art' tried to enlist in support of Howard Roark—they said he was a victim of capitalism—when they should have known that Hopton Stoddard is their champion.†
Chpt 2.12
- Once, in a basement beer joint, he heard a truck driver denouncing Gail Wynand as the worst exponent of capitalistic evils, in a language of colorful accuracy.†
Chpt 3.1 *
- But I don't like it when it's that new intelligentsia slang that people seem to be going for nowadays: Gail Wynand, the exploiter, Gail Wynand, the pirate of capitalism, Gail Wynand, the disease of an era.†
Chpt 3.7
- —but since I am an inhibited capitalist, I shall not do so.†
Chpt 4.4
- She said the stranglehold of reason upon words is like the exploitation of the masses by the capitalists.†
Chpt 4.6
- All the rest is capitalistic ostentation.†
Chpt 4.6
- It's your nature that's too fine for the brute competition of our capitalistic system.†
Chpt 4.6
- A crossword puzzle gave the definition of "obsolescent individuals" and the word came out as "capitalists."†
Chpt 4.9
- "We have it from an unimpeachable source," wrote a radical newspaper, "that Cortlandt was only the first step in a gigantic plot to blow up every housing project, every public power plant, post office and schoolhouse in the U.S.A. The conspiracy is headed by Gail Wynand—as we can see—and by other bloated capitalists of his kind, including some of our biggest moneybags."†
Chpt 4.13
Definition:
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(capitalism) an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
(with the belief that voluntary exchanges harness inborn self-interest in millions of decisions that benefit society)editor's notes: Most proponents of capitalism advocate that government intervene to handle problems "pure" capitalism does not handle well such as monopoly, shared costs and benefits (such as pollution or national defense), provision of a safety-net for those who are unlucky, ...