“I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.”

— Jay Gould

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About Jay Gould

Financier • American

Jay Gould was a leading American railroad developer and speculator who became one of the most ruthless and controversial robber barons of the Gilded Age. His business practices, particularly in manipulating stock prices...

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