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The Aristocracy of pull
Trytoobtainyourfoodbymeansofnothingbutphysicalmotions—andyou’lllearnthatman’smindistherootofallthegoodsproducedandofallthewealththathaseverexistedonearth.
"Butyousaythatmoneyismadebythestrongattheexpenseoftheweak?Whatstrengthdoyoumean?Itisnotthestrengthofgunsormuscles.Wealthistheproductofman’scapacitytothink.Thenismoneymadebythemanwhoinventsamotorattheexpenseofthosewhodidnotinventit?Ismoneymadebytheintelligentattheexpenseofthefools?Bytheableattheexpenseoftheincompetent?Bytheambitiousattheexpenseofthelazy?Moneyismade—beforeitcanbelootedormooched—madebytheeffortofeveryhonestman,eachtotheextentofhisability.Anhonestmanisonewhoknowsthathecan’tconsumemorethanhehasproduced.
"Totradebymeansofmoneyisthecodeofthemenofgoodwill.
Moneyrestsontheaxiomthateverymanistheownerofhismindandhiseffort.Moneyallowsnopowertoprescribethevalueofyoureffortexceptthevoluntarychoiceofthemanwhoiswillingtotradeyouhiseffortinreturn.Moneypermitsyoutoobtainforyourgoodsandyourlaborthatwhichtheyareworthtothemenwhobuythem,butnomore.Moneypermitsnodealsexceptthosetomutualbenefitbytheunforcedjudgmentofthetraders.
