Washington Vanderbilt II

Famous quotes containing the words washington and/or vanderbilt:

    Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
    All of man’s infirmity!
    Then, from Thine eternal throne,
    Jesus, look with pitying eye.
    —George Washington Doane (1799–1859)

    When I want to buy up any politician I always find the anti-monopolists the most purchasable—they don’t come so high.
    —William Vanderbilt (1821–1885)