Simone Weil Quotes About Capitalism

Quotes about: Capitalism

• The struggle between the opponents and defenders of capitalism is a struggle between innovators who do not know what innovation to make and conservatives who do not know what to conserve.

  Simone Weil

  Struggle, Innovation, Opponents

  Simone Weil (2015). “Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings”, p.166, Wipf and Stock Publishers

• Capitalism has brought about the emancipation of collective humanity with respect to nature. But this collective humanity has itself taken on with respect to the individual the oppressive function formerly exercised by nature.

  Simone Weil

  Taken, Humanity, Individual

  Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.154, Psychology Press

• The whole evolution of present-day society tends to develop the various forms of bureaucratic oppression and to give them a sort of autonomy in regard to capitalism as such.

  Simone Weil

  Giving, Evolution, Oppression

  Simone Weil (2013). “Oppression and Liberty”, p.13, Routledge

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