1.   Capitalism has proved itself the supreme engine of innovation, production and distribution.

2.   If Calvinism created modern capitalism, then capitalism would prove to be a jealous god whose relentless rationality left no room for any sign of its own religious upbringing.

3.   In coping with the changes this will bring, the entrenched stability of Japanese and continental European capitalism will prove more of a hindrance than a help.

4.   Most business people here race to make as much as they can, any way they can, in case Russian capitalism proves short-lived.