Re: Colours

John Hall wrote:
> In article <qNqQe.3405$l7.2615@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> John Briggs <john.briggs4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 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 :-)
>
> A bit of research on the Web threw up this quotation from
> http://ud.lir.be/tiki-print.php?page=MoneyQuotes
> with looks authentic:
>
> "Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin. Bankers own the
> earth; take it away from them but leave them with the power to create
> credit; and, with a flick of a pen, they will create enough money to
> buy it back again. Take this power away from them and all great
> fortunes like mine will disappear, and they ought to disappear, for
> then this world would be a happier and better world to live in.
>
> "But if you want to be slaves of bankers and pay the cost of your own
> slavery, then let the bankers control money and control credit." - Sir
> Josiah Stamp, Director, Bank of England, c1940.

I would be happier if it was sourced to one of his many publications, e.g.
'The national capital and other Statistical studies' (1937) or 'Central
Banking as an Imperial Factor' (1934).
--
John Briggs


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: 1882 again
    ... John Hall wrote: ... time ago that Studd was "14th in line for the Throne of England". ... Could this be anyone other than Studd? ... 58 beers between London and Sydney would have virtually classified you as a teetotaller." ...
    (uk.sport.cricket)
  • Re: Michael Vaughan...u wanker
    ... John Hall wrote: ... their own game, not just in the actual playing of the game out there in ... ball back to the keeper near the batsman, putting in short balls, using ... substitutes to the limit of the laws, England are doing what Australia ...
    (rec.sport.cricket)
  • Re: Michael Vaughan...u wanker
    ... John Hall wrote: ... their own game, not just in the actual playing of the game out there in ... ball back to the keeper near the batsman, putting in short balls, using ... substitutes to the limit of the laws, England are doing what Australia ...
    (rec.sport.cricket)
  • Re: has a test ever gone to a 6th day?
    ... because prior to the match the series was undecided: England could ... win the series (and the Ashes) or it could be drawn (and Australia ... John Hall ... Prev by Date: ...
    (rec.sport.cricket)