Josiah Stamp, the son of a wealthy father, was born on May 10th 1856. He became interested in the world of finance at an early age and by the age of 15 he was managing his father's business, which included part ownership of the London Stock Exchange. He proved to be an astute businessman and soon took over his father's business interests. Two years after taking over, he founded the British Bank of Commerce, which acted as a clearing house for various banks around the world. Stamp was recognized as one of the foremost bankers of his time and became known as the "father of modern banking". He died on January 1st 1909.
The Government are very keen on amassing statistics - they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams.Josiah Stamp
But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit.Josiah Stamp
