Frederic Morton Quotes

• The Rothschilds have conquered the world more thoroughly, more cunningly, and much more lastingly than all the Caesars before.

  Frederic Morton

  Historical, World

  Frederic Morton (2014). “The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait”, p.20, Diversion Books

  10 Copy quote

• For the last one hundred and fifty years, the history of the House of Rothschild has been to an amazing degree the backstage history of Western Europe...Because of their success in making loans not to individuals but to nations, they reaped huge profits...Someone once said that the wealth of Rothschild consists of the bankruptcy of nations.

  Frederic Morton

  Years, Europe, House

  26 Copy quote

• Though they control scores of industrial, commercial, mining and tourist corporations, not one bears the name Rothschild. Being private partnerships, the family houses never need to, and never do, publish a single public balance sheet, or any other report of their financial condition.

  Frederic Morton

  Names, House, Balance

  Frederic Morton (2014). “The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait”, p.18, Diversion Books

  13 Copy quote

• A grand old odalisque should never deign to turn housewife.

  Frederic Morton

  Should, Housewife, Turns

  15 Copy quote

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin