"The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization."
— Mikhail Gorbachev

January 1, 1970

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Variant: The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. … If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism. — As quoted in The Guardian [London] (21 June 1990)