monopoly quotes

The best of all monopoly profits is a quiet life.

- SirJohn Richard Hicks
  Econometrica,'The Theory of Monopoly'.

Monopoly is Business at the end of its journey.

- Henry Demarest Lloyd
  Wealth against Commonwealth, ch.1.

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And so he simply set about achieving that efficient monopoly.

- Mario Puzo
  The Godfather, bk.3, ch.14.

Thenewspaper is of necessitysomethingof a monopoly, and its first duty is to shun the temptations of a monopoly. Its primary office is the gathering of News. At the peril of its soul it must see that the supply is not tainted. Neither in what it gives, nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of Truth suffer wrong.Comment is free, but facts are sacred.

- C(harles) P(restwich) Scott
  Of the newspaper industry. In the Manchester Guardian, special centenary issue, 6 May.

Monopoly power must be abused. It has no use save abuse.

- Henry C Simons
  Economic Policy for a Free Society, p.129.