1850 – 1920 CE
The rise of manufacturing empires, railroads, and oil barons.
"Roasted pigeons do not fly into one's mouth."
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the la…
— Cornelius Vanderbilt
"You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I wil..."
Do not be content to work for others all your life. Have a g…
— Meyer Guggenheim
"Do not be content to work for others all your life. Have a goal, a purpose in li..."
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."
Own nothing, control everything.
"Own nothing, control everything."
What do I care about the law? Hain't I got the power?
"What do I care about the law? Hain't I got the power?"
The great advantage to labor arising out of cooperation is t…
— Leland Stanford
"The great advantage to labor arising out of cooperation is that of getting the g..."
Each of you take one of these sticks and break it. That is w…
"Each of you take one of these sticks and break it. That is what will happen if y..."
I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other h…
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."
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..."
"I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life."
I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever …
"I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for a..."
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