Quote Originally Posted by shikamaru View Post
I believe (don't quote me on this) that Aristotle also embraced that some men were born to rule while others are natural born slaves.
You're on the trail. You'll likely find Aristotlean ideals embraced by the would-be Oligarchs.

Seems the controllers or beneficiaries of money always desire to circumvent 'thou shalt not steal' along with the necessities of working.
That might be as far as they care for the Bible--a work motivation tool. But is it stealing when you are simply recovering what is owed to you?

Quote Originally Posted by shikamaru View Post
Debt is also a form of subjugation and quiet (as well as subtle) warfare.
I would tend to suggest debt as being a potential tool for subjugation or quiet warfare rather than it being a warfare itself.