Morality of Money Comments Feed About Mark Members Only Page * Morality of Money Morality of Money moral root of capitalism, and indeed, of money. The author chose to statement on the moral good that is money. For once, in a quiet moment “So you think money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Anconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men “When you accept money in payment for your effort, you do so only on value to money. Not an ocean of tears nor all the guns in the world default on the moral principle which is the root of money. Is this “But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the lazy? Money is made–before it can be looted or mooched–made by the “To trade by means of money is the code of the men of good will. Money rests on the axiom that every man is the owner of his mind and his effort. Money allows no power to prescribe the value of your trade you his effort in return. Money permits you to obtain for your but no more. Money permits no deals except those to mutual benefit by the unforced judgment of the traders. Money demands of you the Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men’s stupidity, shoddiest they offer, but the best your money can find. And when men existence whose tool and symbol is money. Is this what you consider “But money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but with desires. Money is the scourge of the men who attempt to reverse “Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants; money will not give him a code of values, if he’s with a purpose, if he’s evaded the choice of what to seek. Money purchase the brains of his superiors to serve him, with his money that no man may be smaller than his money. Is this the reason why heir is equal to his money, it serves him; if not, it destroys him. But you look on and cry that money corrupted him. Did it? Or did he corrupt his money? Do not envy a worthless heir; his wealth is not was the fortune. Money is a living power that dies without its root. Money will not serve the mind that cannot match it. Is this the “Money is your means of survival. The verdict you pronounce upon the Did you get your money by fraud? By pandering to men’s vices or work you despise for purchasers you scorn? If so, then your money money is evil. Evil, because it would not pinch-hit for your depravity? Is this the root of your hatred of money? “Money will always remain an effect and refuse to replace you as the cause. Money is the product of virtue, but it will not give you virtue and it will not redeem your vices. Money will not give you your hatred of money? “Or did you say it’s the love of money that’s the root of all evil? To love a thing is to know and love its nature. To love money is to know and love the fact that money is the creation of the best power good reason to hate it. The lovers of money are willing to work for damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it “Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. another–their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle “But money demands of you the highest virtues, if you wish to make who have no moral sense of their right to keep their money and are use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims–then money becomes “Do you wish to know whether that day is coming? Watch money. Money nothing–when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in is doomed. Money is so noble a medium that it does not compete with money, for money is men’s protection and the base of a moral you, while you’re damning its life-blood–money. You look upon money money was always seized by looters of one brand or another, whose deprived of honor. That phrase about the evil of money, which you mind and money were set free, and there were no were the people who created the phrase ‘to make money.’ No other “Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you will ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to be the physics: "to make money", one must have materials to make it from- Our money, US Dollars, are made of oil. When it goes, so too will Money is a tool. We, The People, have failed to use it well. Don't What Rand points out in the passage above is that money is itself money". Ask why we don't have things like free energy and what the false statement "money is the root of all evil" comes from a twisting of Scripture. It is the LOVE of money that is the root of all don't find "the love of money" evil either, at least in the context that money is to be appreciated and respected. I'd starve if I had to barter for a living. I see that as different from a love of money, Pingback: Does Money Corrupt Politics? « Mark America I believe that money as the representation of human work has power, but it is the power of people. Money that is loved, evilly and therefore sought after by the evil, leads to the money that is created without all. We now have a situation where more and more imaginary money is hide this, the money hungry want markets joined, so they can squeeze Money, if we love it, we should guard it better. It is not the money…it is the “love” of money or greed that is the root Money is one thing, and the love of it is only the “root of all evil”. If the love of money is the root, what is the tree? Materialism