"Money is the alienated essence of man’s work and existence, this essence dominates him and he worships it."
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Original German: "Das Geld ist das dem Menschen entfremdete Wesen seiner Arbeit und seines Daseins, und dies fremde Wesen beherrscht ihn, und er betet es an" in 'II. Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden und Christen, frei zu werden.' in "Zur Judenfrage" (written 1843)
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