"Capitalism has no conscience." True, unless industrial development is guided by moral values and a democratic structure, it can create great misery as well as great wealth.  Many historians believe that American Christianity, while sometimes exalting the elite, even at times justifying slavery, served as a break on capitalist excesses, and spurred compassion for the poor.  

 On the other hand, amoral Social Darwinism, as seen even today in the adherents of Ayn Rand, places no such  ethical  restraints on profit-taking, as we saw last night in Trump's arrogant response to criticism of his cruel business practices, with his cocky grin,  and "That's business."