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* "As we have seen, however, [[war]]s tended to hit the price of existing [[bonds]] by increasing the risk that a [[National debt|debtor state]] would fail to meet its [[interest|interest payments]] in the event of defeat and losses of territory. By the middle of the 19th century, the Rothschilds had evolved from traders into fund managers, carefully tending to their own vast portfolio of government bonds. Now having made their [[money]], they stood to lose more than they gained from conflict. The Rothschilds had decided the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] by putting their financial weight behind [[Great Britain|Britain]]. Now they would sit on the sidelines.<ref>''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'', (London 2008), page 91.</ref>
* "As we have seen, however, [[war]]s tended to hit the price of existing [[bonds]] by increasing the risk that a [[National debt|debtor state]] would fail to meet its [[interest|interest payments]] in the event of defeat and losses of territory. By the middle of the 19th century, the Rothschilds had evolved from traders into fund managers, carefully tending to their own vast portfolio of government bonds. Now having made their [[money]], they stood to lose more than they gained from conflict. The Rothschilds had decided the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] by putting their financial weight behind [[Great Britain|Britain]]. Now they would sit on the sidelines.<ref>''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'', (London 2008), page 91.</ref>
*"Rothschild is the lord and master of the money markets of the world and virtually lord and master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions."- Benjamin Disraeli<ref>https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1461246?ref=rothschild</ref>
*"Rothschild is the lord and master of the money markets of the world and virtually lord and master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions."- Benjamin Disraeli<ref>https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1461246?ref=rothschild</ref>