Capitalism stands its trial before judges who have the sentence of death in their pockets. They are going to pass it, whatever the defense they may hear; the only success victorious defense can possibly produce is a change in the indictment.
Joseph A. SchumpeterThe spirit of a people, its cultural level, its social structure, the deeds its policy may prepareโall this and more is written in its fiscal history, stripped of all phrases. He who knows how to listen to its message here discerns the thunder of world history more clearly than anywhere else.
Joseph A. SchumpeterI know that it is not enough to be remembered for books and theories. One does not make a difference unless it is a difference in people's lives.
Joseph A. Schumpeter