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"If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury."

by:	The Bible
Source:	Exodus 22:25
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Categories:	Banking, Money, Power, Usury, Law
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Money changers:OUT! -- AL, DC 1
With Interest! -- Mick, Manchester 1
That puts me out of business. Ill be singing a new mantra; "Would you like fries with that" -- Robin Hood, Nottingham
Lending money at interest is usury. Printing money, lending it, and charging interest on it is counterfeiting -- this takes usury to a whole new level, i.e. servitude. -- E Archer, NYC 3
As Archer reminded you all I'm an atheist so this quote on religious ground is mute though I agree with it! -- Robert, Somewher in the USA
Ancient doctrines of commonsense baffle the ignorant and deceived. socialism enters in through such neglect, concerning attributes of those at Liberty. universal wisdom, is just that. -- Ronw13, OR 1
Though it was a theocratic body that issued the rule, here - no reason (religious, secular, law, etc.) seems to have been drawn on (again, within the quote). -- Mike, Norwalk