1850 – 1920 CE
The rise of manufacturing empires, railroads, and oil barons.
I was brought up in the school of adversity, and my motto is to never say die.
— Jay Gould
"I was brought up in the school of adversity, and my motto is to never say die."
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I will ruin you.
— Cornelius Vanderbilt
"You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I wil..."
The employer class is less in numbers, but strong in its power of combination.
— Leland Stanford
"The employer class is less in numbers, but strong in its power of combination."
Do not be content to work for others all your life. Have a goal, a purpose in life.
— Meyer Guggenheim
"Do not be content to work for others all your life. Have a goal, a purpose in li..."
Own nothing, control everything.
"Own nothing, control everything."
I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life.
"I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life."
Each of you take one of these sticks and break it. That is what will happen if you go through life a...
"Each of you take one of these sticks and break it. That is what will happen if y..."
The production of wealth is the result of agreement between labor and capital.
"The production of wealth is the result of agreement between labor and capital."
Roasted pigeons do not fly into one's mouth.
"Roasted pigeons do not fly into one's mouth."
I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.
"I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and ..."
The man who commands the money market can do almost anything.
"The man who commands the money market can do almost anything."
I needed the good will of the legislature of four states. I formed the legislative bodies with my ow...
"I needed the good will of the legislature of four states. I formed the legislati..."
