Archive for the ‘finance’ Category
Bankers and leaders in the finance industry seem to be very tight lipped about what goes on inside banking. Here’s what politicians, comedians and just a few bank regulators have to say about banks.
Baron Rothschild: Banker Third Man
on Wednesday, April 13, 2022Baron Rothschild Money Quote saying bankers convince a third-party to lend customers money. Baron Rothschild said:
“A banker is a man who lends another man the money of a third man” — Baron Rothschild
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Ambrose Bierce: Blessing of Money
on Monday, April 11, 2022
“Money, n. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite society” — Ambrose Bierce
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James Garfield: Paper Money Lies
on Tuesday, April 5, 2022James A. Garfield Money Quote saying a belief in paper currency requires faith in the valuation, and the government. James A. Garfield said:
“I am an advocate of paper money, but that paper money must represent what it professes on its face. I do not wish to hold in my hands the printed lies of government. He who controls the money supply of a nation controls the nation” — James A. Garfield
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Georg Simmel: Money Stands Still
on Wednesday, March 30, 2022Georg Simmel Money Quote saying that if money is not moving, it doesn’t serve the purpose it was intended to serve. Georg Simmel said:
“When money stands still, it is no longer money according to its specific value and significance” — Georg Simmel
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Edgar Allan Poe: A Dollar Tenfold
on Tuesday, March 22, 2022Edgar Allan Poe Money Quote saying Romans thought highly of their eagle, which is ten times our standard dollar in value, with devotion. Edgar Allan Poe said:
“The Romans worshipped their standard; and the Roman standard happened to be an eagle. Our standard is only one tenth of an eagle — a dollar, but we make all even by adoring it with tenfold devotion” — Edgar Allan Poe
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Thomas Jefferson: Banking Armies
on Saturday, March 5, 2022Thomas Jefferson Money Quote saying banks are more dangerous than soldiers spending our money on huge scale. Thomas Jefferson said:
“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” — Thomas Jefferson
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Alice Rivlin: Central Bank Worry
on Friday, March 4, 2022Economist Alice Rivlin Money Quote saying the role of central bankers is to fret about the state of the economy. Alice Rivlin said:
“The job of the Central Bank is to worry” — Alice Rivlin
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Walter Dellinger: Lethal Medication
on Wednesday, February 16, 2022Walter Dellinger Money Quote saying as U.S. Solicitor General, warned the U.S. Supreme Court to declare against assisted suicide because it costs less. Walter Dellinger said:
“The least costly treatment for any illness is lethal medication” — Walter Dellinger
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