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Card #c38IR // #c38Synthesis

Wars, as events have proved since, are not fought with gold or even with money, but by the proper organization of real resources.

— In our words · Source: Tragedy and Hope (Carroll Quigley)

[Use when]

When finance people explain why something cannot be done — check whether they are describing money or reality.

[Why it matters]

The bankers' 1914 prediction — that the war must end in months for lack of gold — exposed the core fallacy: money is the scoreboard, organization is the game.

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