By means of the banking system the distribution of capital as a special business, a social function, is taken out of the hands of the private capitalists and usurers. But at the same time, banking and credit become the most effective means of driving captialist production beyond its own limits and one of the most […]
Bank Quotes
Bankers are just like anybody else, except richer.
The banker: I’m an autocratic figure in these democratic states. I’m a dandy demonstration of hereditary traits. As the children of the baker bake the most delicious breads, As the sons of Casanova fill the most exclusive beds, As the Barrymores, the Roosevelts, and others I could name Inherited the talents that perpetuate their fame, […]
Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which you put your money in your pants pocket and give your coat to your creditors.
A banker is a person who is willing to make a loan if you present sufficient evidence to show that you don’t need it.
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made
It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.
What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank?
Because that’s where the money is. (when asked why he robs banks)
The quite legal trickery is in the creation by the banks of credit money and charging the community interest on it whilst, in reality, it only exists in bank records.
