On a more serious note:
Capitalism is an economic system characterized by freedom of thought and voluntary action creatively applied to production; it is based on private property rights, economic justice, the profit motive, competition, a division of labor, and requisite social cooperation.
Democracy is based on the principles of consent and political equality, and may be defined as a political system in which governments are established by majority votes cast in regular, uncoerced elections. It is often argued that capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition of democracy since democracy requires basic economic rights that are separate from the state.
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From a conceptual and deductive perspective, philosophy precedes and determines politics which, in turn, precedes and determines economics. For example, philosophers such as John Locke, David Hume, Baron de Montesquieu, and Adam Smith exerted a profound influence on the thinking of James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and other architects of the U.S. Constitution. The resulting political system allowed for the development of free-market capitalism. The Founders clearly understood that economic freedom is necessarily linked to political freedom. Competition turns self-interest toward efficiency, fosters voluntary social cooperation through mutually beneficial exchanges, and thereby maximizes social welfare. Thus, self-interest can, and frequently does, contribute to economic abundance, political liberty, and a free pluralistic culture. This, precisely, is Adam Smith's "invisible hand" in action.
