Capitalism is not about the profit motive. Capitalism is about free markets. What you do in the market, … - Muhammad Yunus

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The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and one finds something new in it every day. For twenty-eight years, since I became a doctor, I have now constantly read and preached the Bible; and yet I have not exhausted it but find something new in it every day.

Muhammad Yunus

Capitalism is not about the profit motive. Capitalism is about free markets. What you do in the market, in your free will, is the essence of capitalism.

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All people are entrepreneurs, but many don't have the opportunity to find that out.

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One day our grandchildren will go to museums to see what poverty was like.

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