Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization creates, educates and subsidizes a vested interest in social unrest.
Joseph A. SchumpeterAbout author
- Author's profession: Economist
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 8, 1883
- Died: January 8, 1950
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