Americans fretted over their money the way one worries over their children. They had no idea how much they truly had—or didn’t—or where the bottom of the barrel sat. So much of the world suffered from this illness. These men believed their money made them powerful. Omnipotent. They sit on mounds of money and wish for more. But money makes a man lazy. Unimaginative and limited. Those who do without are forced to be clever, forced to keep their claws and minds sharp.
