Monopoly Quotes

On market power, control, and the boundaries of competition.

These quotes look at monopoly in both political and business terms, from Washington described as treating the world like a giant Monopoly board to Microsoft's historical dominance over desktop operating systems. For more on big tech, see our Amazon quotes.


Other entries push back on the label directly, distinguishing between having a monopoly and simply holding a large market share, and one adds a self-aware joke about not knowing what a monopoly even is until told. Together they show how contested the term can be.