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"Unless we can do away with money entirely as a medium of exchange, as the Bolshevists tried to do in the early years of the Revolution , then we must recognise its symbols and understand that they indicate a peculiar power which the time requires."--The New Spirit in the Cinema (1930) by Huntly Carter


The best things in life are free
But you can give them to the birds and bees
I want money
That's what I want

--"Money (That's What I Want)" (1959) by Barrett Strong


"Enter the London Stock Exchange, that place more respectable than many a court. You will see the deputies of all nations gathered there for the service of mankind. There the Jew, the Mohammedan, and the Christian deal with each other as if they were of the same religion, and give the name of infidel only to those who go bankrupt; there, the Presbyterian trusts the Anabaptist, and the Anglican honors the Quaker's promise. On leaving these peaceful and free assemblies, some go to the synagogue, others to drink; this one goes to be baptized . . ; that one has his foreskin cut off and the Hebrew words mumbled over the child which he does not understand; others go to their church to await the inspiration of God, their hats on their heads, and all are content" --Voltaire's Letters on the English [...]

Ill-Matched Lovers (c. 1520/1525) by Quentin Matsys
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Ill-Matched Lovers (c. 1520/1525) by Quentin Matsys

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Money is any good or tokens that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts. Money also serves as a standard of value for measuring the relative worth of different goods and services and as a store of value. Some authors explicitly require money to be a standard of deferred payment. Money is central to the study of economics and forms its most cogent link to finance. Money is not the same as real value; the latter being the basic element in economics and not money. In common usage, money refers more specifically to currency. The efficiency gains through the use of money are thought to encourage trade and the division of labour, in turn increasing productivity and wealth.

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