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The Aristocracy of pull
Moneydemandsofyoutherecognitionthatmenmustworkfortheirownbenefit,notfortheirowninjury,fortheirgain,nottheirloss—therecognitionthattheyarenotbeastsofburden,borntocarrytheweightofyourmisery—thatyoumustofferthemvalues,notwounds—thatthecommonbondamongmenisnottheexchangeofsuffering,buttheexchangeofgoods.
Moneydemandsthatyousell,notyourweaknesstomen’sstupidity,butyourtalenttotheirreason;itdemandsthatyoubuy,nottheshoddiesttheyoffer,butthebestthatyourmoneycanfind.Andwhenmenlivebytrade—withreason,notforce,astheirfinalarbiter—itisthebestproductthatwins,thebestperformance,themanofbestjudgmentandhighestability—andthedegreeofaman’sproductivenessisthedegreeofhisreward.Thisisthecodeofexistencewhosetoolandsymbolismoney.Isthiswhatyouconsiderevil?
"Butmoneyisonlyatool.Itwilltakeyouwhereveryouwish,butitwillnotreplaceyouasthedriver.Itwillgiveyouthemeansforthesatisfactionofyourdesires,butitwillnotprovideyouwithdesires.
Moneyisthescourgeofthemenwhoattempttoreversethelawofcausality—themenwhoseektoreplacethemindbyseizingtheproductsofthemind.
