Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Lawrence Dennis Quote βIt comes as news to most people to learn that practically all important ethical teachers -- Moses, Aristotle, Jesus, Mohammed, and Saint Thomas Aquinas, for instance -- have denounced lending at interest as usury and as morally wrong.β ~ Lawrence Dennis Saturday Review of Literature #661, June 24, 1933https://www.unz.com/print/SaturdayRev-1933jun24-00661a03/ Banking , Money , Power , Usury , Religion , Morality , Economics , Law Ratings and Comments 1 Reply Cal, Lewisville 12/26/18 Dennis was a Commumist and of course he was against anything Capitalist. Reply Editor, Liberty Quotes Cal, Lewisville 12/26/18 We were not able to confirm that the Saturday Review columnist Lawrence Dennis is the same as the pro-fascist author Lawrence Dennis (1893-1977). I do not think they are the same person. A link to the source article is provided. 1 Reply Ronw13, OR 12/26/18 Oppression, ( a loan with a sting ). usury. economic slavery if practiced upon ones own children. Chophshiy (economic) Liberty, denied. 1 Reply Mike, Norwalk 12/26/18 Not shooting the messenger β absolutely! Such interest sucks the means of progress out of a viable economy. 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 12/26/18 Read the article. It is a review of a study 'The Internal Debts of the United States.' It doesn't sound like it's written by a communist, quite the opposite. The issues raised are as clear as day, written in the time FDR was racking up debts to the Moon. The only way he could do that is with fiat currency and taking gold out of circulation. 1 Reply jim k, Austin 12/27/18 Mohammed, an ethical teacher: I think not. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Lawrence Dennis quote is found in these categories: Banking quotes Money quotes Power quotes Usury quotes Religion quotes Morality quotes Economics quotes Law quotes About Lawrence Dennis Bio of Lawrence Dennis Quotations by Lawrence Dennis Books by/about Lawrence Dennis Lawrence Dennis videos Lawrence Dennis on Wikipedia