One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

The remark warns against two complementary failures of political leadership. On one side are ministers so dependent on funds that they cannot act without financial inducement—suggesting corruption, patronage, or a lack of administrative imagination. On the other are ministers who believe money alone can solve every problem—reducing governance to expenditure rather than judgment, institution-building, and moral responsibility. Read together, the line argues for prudence and integrity: public office requires both freedom from venality and an understanding that effective policy depends on priorities, competence, and trust, not merely budgets. It also reflects a broader skepticism about equating development or reform with spending absent accountability.