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The Aristocracy of pull
"Haveyoueveraskedwhatistherootofmoney?Moneyisatoolofexchange,whichcan’texistunlesstherearegoodsproducedandmenabletoproducethem.Moneyisthematerialshapeoftheprinciplethatmenwhowishtodealwithoneanothermustdealbytradeandgivevalueforvalue.Moneyisnotthetoolofthemoochers,whoclaimyourproductbytears,orofthelooters,whotakeitfromyoubyforce.Moneyismadepossibleonlybythemenwhoproduce.
Isthiswhatyouconsiderevil?
"Whenyouacceptmoneyinpaymentforyoureffort,youdosoonlyontheconvictionthatyouwillexchangeitfortheproductoftheeffortofothers.Itisnotthemoochersorthelooterswhogivevaluetomoney.Notanoceanoftearsnorallthegunsintheworldcantransformthosepiecesofpaperinyourwalletintothebreadyouwillneedtosurvivetomorrow.Thosepiecesofpaper,whichshouldhavebeengold,areatokenofhonor—yourclaimupontheenergyofthemenwhoproduce.Yourwalletisyourstatementofhopethatsomewhereintheworldaroundyoutherearemenwhowillnotdefaultonthatmoralprinciplewhichistherootofmoney.Isthiswhatyouconsiderevil?
"Haveyoueverlookedfortherootofproduction?Takealookatanelectricgeneratoranddaretellyourselfthatitwascreatedbythemusculareffortofunthinkingbrutes.Trytogrowaseedofwheatwithouttheknowledgelefttoyoubymenwhohadtodiscoveritforthefirsttime.
