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| Question 189: Explain in your own words the meaning of the sentence: “Although gold and silver are not by nature money, money is by nature gold and silver.” |
| [555] Zaskar: I believe the saying reflects Marx's notion of the divisibility of money, gold and silver. In other words, the relationship between the three items is that they can be divided and precisely broken apart into different units and subsequently assembled again. Also, I believe the saying indicates that by nature, gold and silver are useful for many other things and are widely recognizable as value. |
| Hans: Yes, in other words, the physical properties of gold and silver are those which a good representative of value should have. |
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