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Оглавление“The stock-jobbers will become the pretorian band of the Government, at once its tool & its tyrant; bribed by its largesses, & overawing it by clamours & combinations.”
–JAMES MADISON, LETTER TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUGUST 8, 1791
“I decided to get far enough along to be able to control legislation that meant something to men with real money and let them foot the bills. Never commit yourself but always be in a position where you can if you choose. The men with money will look you up then and you don’t have to worry about campaign expenses.”
–SENATOR BOIES PENROSE (REPUBLICAN, PENNSYLVANIA)
“We manage our political risk with the same intensity that we manage our credit and interest rate risks.”
–FRANKLIN REINES, FORMER CEO OF FANNIE MAE, IN A 1999 MEETING WITH INVESTORS
