Re: Keynes quote

[Fiona Maclachlan <fiona.maclachlan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It doesn't  appear to be in *The Economics Consequences of the Peace*.  See
http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/keynes/peace.htm

But it's a fair paraphrase of the two paragraphs that begin: Lenin is said to
have declared that the best way to destroy ...

"William B. Ryan" wrote:

> The quote is circulated by conspiracy theorists, and is usually attributed
> to Keynes' *The Economic Consequences of the Peace.*
>
> It is also attributed to the Rothschild's:
>
> ?By this means government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the
> wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft?
> -- Rothschild Brothers of London, in a letter discussing their new banking
> scheme with fellow conspirators on June 25, 1863
>
> Which leads me to believe it is probably spurious.
>
> --
> William B. Ryan
> william_b_ryan@xxxxxxxxxx - email
> voicemail/fax - 1-866-678-3967 - toll free
>
> ---- Alan G Isaac <aisaac@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > What is the source of this quote?
> >
> > "By this means government may secretly
> > and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the
> > people, and not one man in a million will detect
> > the theft."
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alan Isaac
> >
> >
> >

--
Fiona Maclachlan
Associate Professor
Department of Economics & Finance,
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY 10471

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