Money is the root of all evil
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The old saying goes that the love of money is the root of all evil, and I believe that to be true.
From Literature
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“They say money is the root of all evil but it is really the person who has the money, what kind of person they are and what they do with it.”
From Seattle Times
Kiyosaki, 73, co-founder of the Rich Dad Co., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is best known for his book, which centers on his claim that a friend’s father, “one of the richest men in Hawaii,” taught him that the “lack of money is the root of all evil.”
From Washington Post
“Most Americans don’t see where they fit if they have to choose between a socialist who thinks money is the root of all evil and a billionaire who thinks that money ought to be the root of all power. Let’s put forward somebody who actually lives and works in the middle class neighborhood in an industrial Midwestern city. Let’s put forward somebody who’s actually a Democrat.”
From Reuters
The New Testament teaches “The love of money is the root of all evil.”
From Salon
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