Quotes - Mayer Amschel Rothschild controls the world with money

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Quote

"Give me control of a Nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws."

- Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of Rothschild Banking Dynasty

Quote Status:	Out of Context
Attributed to:	Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Category:	Central Banking; Banking
Submitted By:	Edward L Winston

Actual Details

This quote has nothing to do with the Federal Reserve, in fact he died in 1812, long before the Federal Reserve existed. He was merely stating a fact, even if money is not backed by a central bank, it does not change the fact that if you have control over the money supply, laws mean little to you. However, that is not necessarily true in the US, where the Federal Reserve must answer to the congress, but because the Federal Reserve is private, congress cannot control it and use it for political means -- which seems ironic, but it is like a private company that is indirectly controlled by the US Congress.

Seen

Part III of Zeitgeist, The Movie