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What does it mean?
He expresses obsession with money and criticizes cowardice in avoiding confrontation with powerful figures.
In plain terms
He loves money and calls out cowards who avoid fighting the powerful.
What can you take from it?
Pursue wealth while confronting fear of standing up to authority.

Where it applies

  • financial ambition
  • power struggles

Putting it to work

  • accumulate wealth
  • challenge authority

Questions to consider

  • Is wealth worth compromising personal integrity?

Another view

Obsessing over money can blind one to ethical concerns.

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