John Hall wrote: >
> "Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"
>
> Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England
Lord Stamp was a *director* of the Bank of England, but amongst a
bewildering array of public offices and achievements, that was probably not
a defining one. I wouldn't bank (hah!) on the accuracy of the quotation,
either :-)
--
John Briggs
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