“Give me control of a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.”
Have you tried thinking about what trumps this?
Food. Food trumps this.
Discussion
How about water, air and - most importantly - sunlight?
Food is necessary but you can nearly always buy it if you have money (the most saleable good).
The question is, when food is in short supply, do you want to be the one buying all their food?
Give me control of the rancher’s water and I care not that they own firearms.