Johan Norberg Quotes

• Capitalism has given people both the liberty and the incentive to create, produce, and trade, thereby generating prosperity.

  Johan Norberg

  People, Liberty, Incentives

  Johan Norberg (2005). “In Defence of Global Capitalism”, p.71, Academic Foundation

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• The uneven distribution of wealth in the world is due to the uneven distribution of capitalism.

  Johan Norberg

  World, Distribution Of Wealth, Capitalism

  Johan Norberg (2005). “In Defence of Global Capitalism”, p.154, Academic Foundation

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• Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and freedom of choice.

  Johan Norberg

  Opportunity, Choices, Poverty

  Johan Norberg (2005). “In Defence of Global Capitalism”, p.39, Academic Foundation

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• Profit is proof that the capitalist has given something to society that it cherishes more than the material wealth it has given to the businessman.

  Johan Norberg

  Wealth, Cherish, Proof

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• Any allegation of runaway capitalism has to be tempered by the observation that today we have the largest public sectors and the highest taxes the world has ever known.

  Johan Norberg

  Philosophy, Political, World

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