# Quote — David Harvey, The Limits to Capital

> Marx set out to resolve the contradictions and to correct the errors in classical political economy. In this he thought he had succeeded very well. Judging by the sound and the fury of the controversy surrounding his interpretations, he either succeeded too well or deluded himself to the success of his enterprise.

- Author: [David Harvey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-harvey.md)
- Book: [The Limits to Capital](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-harvey/the-limits-to-capital.md)
- Page: 39
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-harvey/the-limits-to-capital/marx-set-out

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> There is, in short, no 'spatial fix' that can contain the contradictions of capitalism in the long run.

p. 442 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-harvey/the-limits-to-capital/there-is-in-short.md)

> Because the earth is not a product of labour it cannot have a value.

p. 347 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-harvey/the-limits-to-capital/because-the-earth.md)