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At the moment, for example, maybe ten percent of money in the world is related to goods and services. Ninety percent of money is just moving around the world, chasing money. So, money has become the ruler. And we have become the servant.

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Satish Kumar
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: August 9
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