I would say I'm a 19th-century liberal, possibly even an 18th-century one.

In the financial sector, those whom the gods want to destroy they first teach math.

You really struggle to be a successful empire if you are also the world's biggest debtor.

If young men have jobs - or the prospects of jobs - they are less likely to take up arms, they are less likely to join the resistance.

For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the last century, one Asian country after another has downloaded these killer apps- competition, modern science, the rule of law and private property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and the work ethic. Those six things are the secret sauce of Western civilization.

From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but also the domestic and foreign policies.

The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history.