Quote by Wulf Zendik

Money, yes, it is the new religion. And the moguls of the Money Monarchy have become the priests and popes of this irrational age of corporate planetary domination and destruction. Yes, world bankers and trans-national corporate executives are the true religious leaders. Why? Because the highest, most esteemed calling is high finance. Whole nations are caught up in it. It has become the wishful will of the world and money, the worshipped god. The Wall Street Journal is the Bible, the bank is the cathedral and the people are the parish

Money, yes, it is the new religion. And the moguls of the Mo

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This quote highlights how money has assumed a powerful and influential role in modern society. It suggests that the pursuit of wealth and financial success has become a form of religious devotion, with the moguls of the financial world acting as the new religious leaders. The comparison between high finance and religion suggests that the global obsession with money has supplanted traditional spiritual values and become the guiding force in people's lives. The quote uses imagery of the Bible, cathedral, and parish to depict the elevated status and reverence given to money and the financial industry.

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