George Orwell And The Money God.

The following is from , George Orwell's " Keep The Aspidistra Flying ", which he wrote before the 2nd World War. Not much seems to have changed since he wrote it.

" The Lord of all, the Money God
 
  Who rules us blood and hand and brain

  Who gives the roof that stops the wind,

  And giving, takes away again .


 Who spies with jealous watchful care,

 Our thoughts. our dreams, our secret ways.

 Who picks our words and cuts our clothes

 And maps the pattern of our days.


Who binds and chains the poet's wit

The navvy's strength, the soldiers pride,

And lags the sleek, estranging shield

Between the lover and his bride ".