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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Quotes

Capitalism may even be identical with the restraint, or at least a rational tempering, of this irrational impulse. But capitalism is identical with the pursuit of profit, and forever renewed profit, by means of continuous, rational, capitalistic enterprise.

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Max Weber - The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Quotes
  • Book: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
  • Writer: Max Weber
  • Genre: Sociology, Philosophy
  • Published: 1905
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