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MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Have you ever thought about the meaning of money? What exactly is it? What does it stand for? In Atlas Shrugged, Rand wrote the famous "Money Speech" which remains perhaps the clearest definition of what money means. I refer you to the book for the entire speech, excerpts of which I have included here. I would pay particular attention to her prediction of when a society is about to crumble, because if you look, you can see many of those warning signs among us today. ?So you think that money is the root of all evil?? said Francisco d?Anconia. ?Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can?t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on March 16, 2009 (boomark / email).