"We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the..."

“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.”



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Source: Keynote address to the National Conference for a New Politics, August 31, 1967 in Chicago, IL.

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