Money, Gold - the new dawn of currencies. Quotes of different aspects of monetary policys

 "A bank is a place that will lend you money only if you can prove you do not need it"—Bob Hope, comedian"The desire of gold is not for gold.

It is for the means of freedom"—Ralph Waldo Emerson, author

"So you think that money is the root of all evil? Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?"—Ayn Rand, novelist & philosopher

The Golden Rule: "He who has the gold, makes the rules"—Old (and future) Proverb

"The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor"—James Howell, British historian & writer

"Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants - but debt is the money of slaves."—Norm Franz, Biblical Economist

"Gold was not selected arbitrarily by governments to be the monetary standard. It had developed for many centuries on the free market as the best money; as the commodity providing the most stable and desirable monetary medium"—Murray Rothbard, economist & historian

"If the (manipulated) gold price is ever liberated, then govt.'s & central banks are going to lose power. They will fight to the end for this power. They may shut the markets down, outlaw certain financial instruments, outlaw possession of gold, outlaw cash, throw people in jail as "terrorists" just because they want out of the financial system. We may end up with a totalitarian system in the west when the metal runs out."—Chris Powell, GATA cofounder & gold researcher