Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1319 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) |
| QUOTATION: | At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | He foresaw the possibility of a European war, “on the pretext of restoring Poland.” The Rothschilds had made large loans to Italy and Russia, and “are naturally very nervous.”—Disraeli, letter to Mrs. Brydges Willyams of July 21, 1863. Following the words above, he wrote, “For the last three months it has been a struggle between the secret societies and the European millionaires. Rothschild hitherto has won” (p. 339). |
| SUBJECTS: | Peace |