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is the value of work to be done whereas money is the value of work already done.

Money is just a conduit. It is the value of work already done. Borrowing or credit is the opposite, the value of work to be done. (Kessler 2004 : 75)

is a global instrument whereas, in the 18th century, it was a local instrument.

Today, money sloshes around the globe quite easily, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square in milliseconds. But back in the 18th century, money was a local instrument. (Kessler 2004 : 65)

is red for the same reason that our blood is red, because of its iron content.

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. Andy Goldsworthy

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