Money Is The Root Of All Evil True, some might say of the ever-present idea that, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” Although it has many holes in it, this statement has been argued for years. Most statements are true only in the speaker’s eyes, but this one uses the word “all”, this gives law-like qualities. Not social laws, but scientific laws. These laws are always true all of the time, no exceptions. So if it does not prove true under certain circumstances it is no longer always right, therefore no longer a law. In this case if the statement, under certain circumstances is not true, it is false. It isn’t