Robinson Crusoe, the first capitalist hero, is a self-made man who accepts objective reality and then fashions it to his needs through the work ethic, common sense, resilience, technology, and, if need be, racism and imperialism.

Carlos Fuentes
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Robinson Crusoe, the first capitalist hero, is a self-made man who accepts objective reality and then fashions it to his needs through the work ethic, common sense, resilience, technology, and, if need be, racism and imperialism. This quote is from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. "Robinson Crusoe" is a fictional novel written in 1719 by Daniel Defoe. The novel tells the story of a castaway who seeks to survive on an island after being shipwrecked.

Source: Myself With Others: Selected Essays

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