reeves the rothschilds; the financial rulers of nations (1887)

[...]... species of fascination upon the movements of the well-known From one financiers corner of the world to the other the success of the Rothschilds has been the subject of universal wonder and envy When we eminent recollect the poor beginnings of this and contrast them with the exalted firm, now holds, there is good reason to be sur- position it prised History does not record another instance of such unparalleled... distinguished themselves in literature, science, or 10 THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD philosophy; certain their name is legion and unquestionable : to the One thing is Jews we owe our knowledge of the sciences of mathematics and During the Middle Ages, in spite of the risk they ran and the suspicion they were likely to incur of being astrologers and necromancers, astronomy they were the only students of mathematics... triumphantly Their very edicts, name has been a term them, and they have been the of reproach to common butt for the sneers and ridicule of their Christian neighbours It would be difficult to describe in a few words the intense hatred which the mere word " Jew," roused : in the breasts of Christians, but bitter animosity ample proofs of the between the believers in the old and the believers in the new dispensation... impress upon tives of the the pages of history and helped to enlighten and ennoble the many human race It is from the Bible that of our poets and writers have derived their greatest inspiration ; the Bible is a storehouse full of the most noble, the grandest ideas, inspiring our writers to their greatest and most successful efforts The Psalms of David, the Book of Job, and the teachings of Isaiah have... Ambassador at the Court of St tions ; ; James's the great Duke of Marlborough Victory achieved by Baron James over the financial world in Paris Corrupt state of French society during the reign of Louis Philippe End of the Rothschild monopoly of French loans Baron ; James the " Railway King " of France Construction of the Northern Railway of France Rivalry between Baron James and Emile Perreire The Vienna... In the more ordinary and prosaic spheres of thought the superior intelligence of the Jews has been equally is conspicuous The doctrines of Spinoza lie at the root of the whole of that metaphysical philosophy which has had an immense influence upon the opinions and modes of thought of the whole civilized world, for he may undoubtedly be regarded founder of modern Rationalism as the In music and the. .. invariably enable them to ABOUT THE JEWS place themselves 11 the foremost rank in If any further proofs of the great intellectual powers of the Jews are required they will be found in the leaders Few of the legal profession be prepared to will question the learning and acumen of such eminent lawyers and advocates as Lord Herschell, Sir George Among Mr Jessel, and Benjamin, Mr Cohen the well-known politicians... never receive such honour, in the face of the general ill-will, their surpassing and making undeniable this the basis of were it not for abilities In an unwarrantable agitation to secure the expulsion of the Jews, the greatest want of reason and justice success of the agitation is is displayed The rendered impossible by such conduct, which deprives the movement of the support of all thinking men, who cannot... CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1 The value of a name I The phenomenal success of the Rothschilds and their poor beginnings Their reputation for unstinted benevolence Persecutions to which the Jews The hatred of them still rampant in The spirit of intolerance dying out in England have been subjected some countries What the world owes the Jews Universal pre-eminence accorded to the works of their great lawyers and prophets... sway over the hearts of millions higher homage to the intelligence and lofty retain their ABOUT THE JEWS 9 genius of the Jewish writers could be paid than the universal pre-eminence accorded to the works of their great law-givers law of Moses are and still it is is as sound and prophets virtually unaltered and true as when only in the details ; The moral the principles first propounded, which their execution . that country Finances of the Papal States Inde- scribable peculation and fraud French system of taxation introduced Expenditure of the Duchy of Parma Expendi- ture of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Duchy of Lucca Expenditure of Sardinia Pecuniary difficulties of the kingdom of. CONTENTS. CHAPTER II. continued. during the early part of the Middle Ages First massacre of the Jews in 1241 Galling restrictions imposed on them The Judengasse burnt down in 1711 ; rebuilt and widened in 1717 The House of the. five sons The success achieved by the founder of the firm ; to what greatly due Archives of the Rothschild family a sealed book to the public at large First period in the history of the firm Mayer Amschel and the Danish