Not Money But For The Love Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil

Posted: 12/18/2018

Just watched this excellent and very recommendable Prager University video about John D. Rockefeller by Hillsdale College professor Burt Folsom. Rockefeller was no robber baron or anything like it. He gave away money all his live for charity.

Folsom explained that Rockefeller was deeply religious and believed in “1 Timothy 6:10 King James Version (KJV) For the love of money is the root of all evil ...”, but money itself is not an evil! Money legitimately earned is to be respected and congratulated!

John D. Rockefeller Saved The Sperm Whale

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My blog post title is probably an exaggeration. :-)

Just read this article titled “The Audacity of Frack” Where Michael Barone writes (emphasis added):

“The Frackers reminds me of the enormous risks taken by John D. Rockefeller, whose kerosene replaced whale oil for lighting (and saved those wondrous mammals from slaughter)”

Do high school students of public schools in the U.S. learn about this? I seriously doubt it! Same applies to Germany.

A Much Maligned Robber Baron

So called muckraker journalism plus a gullible and do-gooder, but misguided U.S. president (Theodore Roosevelt) joined forces to cut down this incredible entrepreneur.

By the way, Wikipedia refers to Muckraker journalism as “truthful” and “watchdog journalism”. This is laughable! Frequently biased and tendentious would probably be more appropriate.