Cornelius Vanderbilt quotes
Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American businessman and philanthropist known for building vast fortunes in shipping and railroads. His aggressive business tactics transformed transportation and helped shape the modern American economy. He became one of the wealthiest people of his era and a prominent figure in the Gilded Age. Here are 12 of his quotes:
It is not according to my mode of doing things to bring a suit against a man that I have the power in my own hands to punish.... The law, as I view it, goes too slow for me when I have the remedy in my own hands.... I for one will never go to law when I have got the power in my own hands to see myself right. Let the other parties go to law if they want, but by God I think I know what the law is; I have had enough of it.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Occupation: American Businessman
Born: May 27, 1794
Died: January 4, 1877
Quotes count: 12
Wikipedia: Cornelius Vanderbilt
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