In popular culture, a great amount of focus is placed on the Illuminati’s belief that money is not evil. Some view our encouragement of a promotion of selfishness – overlooking the true meaning of the Pyramid and its underlying messages that motivate our diligence.

In the tenets of the Illuminati, wealth is not simply a means of personal enrichment.
Instead, money is a tool that can be used to fulfill each person’s duty to the advancement of the human species.

The selfish pursuit of money is a hollow goal, but the pursuit of the goodness that money can create is one of humanity’s greatest responsibilities.

Money has no feeling, no voice, and no soul – its choice between good or evil is decided by those who use it.

Though it is not wrong to be poor, the celebration of poverty is rooted in selfishness.
A person who is poor can save a life, but a person who is rich can build a hospital and save ten thousand.
The poor can do little to help the poor, but the rich can help as many as they are able.
If a person is rich, they have the opportunity to do good, but if they are poor they are unable to help anyone but themselves.