Quote by Karl Marx

All social rules and all relations between individuals are eroded by a cash economy, avarice drags Pluto himself out of the bowels of the earth.

All social rules and all relations between individuals are e

Summary

This quote suggests that a cash economy, driven by greed, undermines social rules and personal relationships. It evokes the idea that the pursuit of wealth and material gain can lead people to prioritize their own interests over societal norms and connections with others. The reference to Pluto, the Roman god of wealth, emerging from the earth implies that greed has a corrupting influence on society, suggesting that the relentless pursuit of money can erode the values and principles that hold communities together.

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