“So many worthless people relying on French protection are enabled to sin against me with impunity, and nobody now feels that he has any duties toward me; everybody does as he pleases and is actuated by base and selfish motives.… — Virginia Cowles Copy Share
“All Rothschilds still accept the belief: ‘A family that works together is invincible.” — Virginia Cowles Copy Share Image
“So many worthless people relying on French protection are enabled to sin against me with impunity, and nobody now feels that he has any duties toward me; everybody does as he pleases and is actuated by base and selfish motives. I have thus lost more than two-thirds of a fortune that was never very considerable. That is hard, but harder… — Virginia Cowles Copy Share
“The German banker, Moritz von Bethmann, believed that the main reason for the Rothschilds’ success was ‘the harmony between the brothers’.” — Virginia Cowles Copy Share Image
“As early as 1817 the Prussian ambassador was reporting to Berlin that Rothschild was ‘easily the most enterprising business man in the country. He… — Virginia Cowles Copy Share Image
