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George Bernard Shaw

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

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George Bernard Shaw is saying that under capitalism, people only trust power when it serves their own personal gain and is supported by the threat or use of force. This means that other forms of influence, like moral or collective power, have lost credibility in society.

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