John Richard Sandbrook Quotes

When you have stability, you have at least an opportunity to enjoy prosperity because investment flows. Business tends to follow the flag. When they find a secure environment, they will invest.

The insecurity of property in Ireland, whether real or supposed … prevents the English or Scotch capitalist from transmitting materials to be manufactured in Ireland.

The United States believes that the greatest contribution we can make to world prosperity is the continued advocacy of the magic of the market place.

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.

... a better government: more complete security of property; moderate taxes; a more permanent ... tenure of land ... the introduction of foreign arts ... and the introduction of foreign capital, which renders the increase of production no longer exclusively on the thrift or providence of the inhabitants themselves.

The economy is the creation of the personal initiative of private citizens….Public authorities also must play an active role in promoting increased productivity with a view to social progress and the welfare of all citizens.

We perceive political stability to be the first necessity of economic development.

The best industrial policy is competition.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

Our platform emphasizes that a vibrant, free and fair market is essential to economic growth.

We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.

It is not our foreign trade that has caused the wonderful growth and expansion of the Republic.

Brazil was a capitalist society without capital.

Government has always driven growth.

Capitalism in one century of growth has enormously increased its power, not only through expansion over the entire earth, but also through development into new forms

The precondition of all happiness…and particularly of economic and commercial development is tranquility, security and order beyond the reach of any violation.

The Government must get out of the "protective" business and the "subsidy" business and the "improvement" and the "development" business. It must let trade, and commerce, and manufactures, and steamboats, and railroads and telegraphs alone. It cannot touch them without breeding corruption.

The key to economic development is less in government aid, but in having a climate that will attract private capital….Free market development is the key to economic prosperity in the world.

It seldom happens, however, that a great proprietor is a great improver.

… governments must serve capitalism by establishing and maintain a framework which enables capitalism to develop. It can induce it to grow, but cannot command it to do so.

I believe our economic life based on a profit motive is the most effective economy known to assure the well being of all.

Traditionally in capitalism, when you have more cash, you can fund more activity, which produces more jobs and creates more wealth. That's basic economic theory.

I wanted to be clear that Republicans will continue to be a champion for expanding economic freedom to trade. It is at the heart of our free-enterprise system.