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The Rothschild Dynasty 55<br />

among <strong>the</strong> laboring classes was as great and<br />

indescribable as to threaten to end in riot and rebellion.<br />

The hardships endured by <strong>the</strong> poorer classes were<br />

aggravated by <strong>the</strong> disgraceful condition of our political<br />

system. Morality was at a discount; bribery and intrigue<br />

were <strong>the</strong> order of <strong>the</strong> day. The thoughts of all were turned<br />

to complete forgetfulness of <strong>the</strong> sufferings of o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

Corruption was so widespread, that <strong>the</strong> independence of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Crown and that of <strong>the</strong> constituencies was threatened.<br />

(Sir William Molesworth)<br />

In 1797 <strong>the</strong> English banks found <strong>the</strong>mselves deeply<br />

embarrassed, mainly in consequence of <strong>the</strong> demands of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Government, which borrowed millions every year for<br />

<strong>the</strong> war and for support by subsidies of half of <strong>the</strong><br />

Continental Powers. (John Reeves, The Rothschilds, page<br />

162)<br />

It would seem that even <strong>the</strong> Rothschilds could not<br />

believe <strong>the</strong>ir good fortune. The character, "Sidonia," created by<br />

Disraeli in his novel Coningsby and which was in fact based on<br />

Nathan Rothschild said: Can anything be more absurd than that a<br />

nation should apply to an individual to maintain its credit, and<br />

with its credit, its existence as an empire? (Page 248)<br />

This very accurately described <strong>the</strong> Rothschild bankers and<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir hold over <strong>the</strong> British Government through extensive loans.<br />

No wonder that President Garfield once said: Whoever controls<br />

<strong>the</strong> money controls that nation. The Rothschild's progeny carried<br />

on that tradition. For instance, Lionel Rothschild financed <strong>the</strong><br />

British Government's Suez Canal undertaking. It is more than<br />

likely that without Lionel's financial backing <strong>the</strong> Suez Canal may<br />

not have been dug.<br />

It was Lionel Rothschild who put up <strong>the</strong> $20 million that<br />

<strong>the</strong> British Government paid for <strong>the</strong> land purchased from

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