Hugh McCulloch: Manipulation Banker

Hugh McCulloch Comptroller of the Currency in 1863 saying Manipulating money doesn’t make a financier a banker, or banking unlikely to be useful. Hugh McCulloch said:
 

 

“Splendid financiering is not legitimate banking, and ‘splendid financiers’ are generally either humbugs or rascals” — Hugh McCulloch

 
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Napoleon Bonaparte on Financiers without Patriotism

Napoleon Bonaparte Money Quotation saying cash rules and governs all, without respect to borders or governments. Napoleon Bonaparte said:

Money has no fatherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain — Napoleon Bonaparte

George Bernard Shaw: Financiers Illusions

George Bernard Shaw Money Quote saying the unreality of money and capital is emphasized by financiers belief in that odd netherworld concept. George Bernard Shaw said:

Financiers live in a world of illusion. They count on something which they call the capital of the country,
which has no existence
— George Bernard Shaw

Napoleon Bonaparte: Patriotism & Banker Decency

Napoleon Bonaparte Money Quotation saying bankers are not beholden to governments or countries when their primary objective is profit. Napoleon said:

Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain — Napoleon Bonaparte