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14 Dr. John Coleman<br />

and Democrat Party politics in America. In a relatively short<br />

period of time <strong>the</strong> Rothschilds were able to bring all of Europe<br />

into <strong>the</strong>ir orbit and under <strong>the</strong>ir influence. They bought officials<br />

and made friends with <strong>the</strong> monarchs and princes of Europe, all<br />

<strong>the</strong> while ensuring that no outsiders came into <strong>the</strong> family. When<br />

one of <strong>the</strong> daughters began a "love relationship," it was ruthlessly<br />

crushed. She was told that <strong>the</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>rs regarded marriage as a<br />

business affair and that <strong>the</strong>y would arrange marriages for<br />

partnerships.<br />

It took only a generation of planning, intriguing and<br />

manipulation of public opinion to make <strong>the</strong> Rothschilds <strong>the</strong><br />

greatest force and influence, not in only <strong>the</strong> affairs of Europe, but<br />

also in <strong>the</strong> Far East and later <strong>the</strong> United States. Intermarriages<br />

welded <strong>the</strong> family into a cohesive, solid front. By 1815, Austria<br />

led <strong>the</strong> way by granting <strong>the</strong> five bro<strong>the</strong>rs hereditary titles, "baron"<br />

with land ownership to go with it. Their meteoric rise to fame,<br />

fortune and power was astonishing to behold. They never made<br />

any decision or moves without close consultation with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

"communication agent" and "inside information source," <strong>the</strong> Von<br />

Thurn and Taxis.<br />

If positions of political power could not be realized, <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were bought. Mayer Amschel in charge of Frankfurt, for instance,<br />

bought a seat on <strong>the</strong> Prussian Privy Council of Commerce. This<br />

was a position that in <strong>the</strong> past was open only to royalty, and his<br />

success shook <strong>the</strong> Prussian aristocracy, causing much alarm and<br />

consternation.<br />

Following <strong>the</strong> restoration of <strong>the</strong> Bourbons (in which <strong>the</strong><br />

Rothschilds played no small part), <strong>the</strong> youngest of <strong>the</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />

James (Jacob) was given a charter to establish a branch of <strong>the</strong><br />

Rothschild bank in Paris.<br />

Quick to realize <strong>the</strong> importance of railroads, James<br />

financed many of <strong>the</strong> new lines and made a huge fortune. He lent<br />

<strong>the</strong> Bourbons, always profligate spenders, millions of francs.<br />

Nathan was <strong>the</strong> genius of <strong>the</strong> five bro<strong>the</strong>rs. Third in line he was<br />

<strong>the</strong> one <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs turned to for guidance. When

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