“Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, the (Rothschild) brothers conducted important transactions on behalf of the governments of England, France, Prussia, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Naples, Portugal, Brazil, various German states and smaller countries. They were the personal bankers of many of the crowned heads of Europe. They made large investments, through agents, in markets as distant as the United States, India, Cuba and Australia.” WorldFirstsMadeImportantCountryStatesGovernmentUnitedHalfUnited StatesCenturyBrotherEuropeIndiaEnglandInvestmentVariousAgentsFranceAustraliaBehalfSpainBankersCubaNineteenth CenturyNew World OrderBrazilTransactionsBelgiumPortugalAustriaPrussiaNaplesRothschild Author:G. Edward Griffin
“The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.” FirstsWarNationsTaxesConstitutionExperimentsIncomeCivil WarViolationIncome Tax Author:G. Edward Griffin
“During the fiscal year ending in 1861, expenses of the federal government had been $67 million. After the first year of armed conflict they were $475 million and, by 1865, had risen to one billion, three-hundred million dollars. On the income side of the ledger, taxes covered only about eleven per cent of that figure. By the end of the war, the deficit had risen to $2.61 billion. That money had to come from somewhere.” YearsFirstsWarEndsGovernmentThreeSidesMillionsFiguresConflictTaxesHundredDollarsBillionsIncomeCivil WarExpensesCoveredCentsFederal GovernmentDeficitElevenMillion DollarsRisenArmed Conflict Author:G. Edward Griffin
“First, it is providing a means whereby key individuals on its payroll are able to obtain both power and wealth through granting special favors to certain politically influential groups that are subject to its regulation. This activity is similar to the 'protection racket' of organized crime: for a price, one can induce FDA administrators to provide 'protection' from the FDA itself.” FirstsMeanAgeAbleCertainIndividualWealthDarkGroupsSpecialSubjectsCrimeKeysActivityProtectionMedicalFavorsOrganizedRegulationProvidingInfluentialDark AgesRacketAdministratorsFdaPayrollOrganized Crime Author:G. Edward Griffin
“And thirdly, the FDA occasionally does some genuine public good with whatever energies it has left over after serving the vested political and commercial interest of its first two activities.” FirstsDoeTwoAgePoliticalEnergyLeftInterestDarkActivityMedicalGenuineServingDark AgesPublic GoodFda Author:G. Edward Griffin
