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Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

Mahatma Gandhi

Verified source: Harijan, July 28, 1940
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Why This Matters

Gandhi's wisdom here cuts against both the romantic socialist who vilifies wealth itself and the capitalist who treats profit as inherently virtuous—he insists the moral question isn't *what* we have, but *how* we use it. This reframes every business decision, investment, and transaction as an ethical choice rather than a neutral economic act. When a pharmaceutical company manufactures insulin, the capital and machinery are innocent; what matters is whether they price it to heal or to exploit. It's a bracing reminder that we cannot escape responsibility by blaming "the system"—the system is what we do with our tools.

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