Morgan vs Carnegie: He Bought His Rival's Empire for $480 Million

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J.P. MORGAN vs CARNEGIE go head to head — and every jab is rooted in real history.

J.P. MORGAN

I wrote you a check on a slip of paper and swallowed your steel whole into U.S. Steel; that is the true fundraiser, Andrew.

CARNEGIE

And I spent the rest of my life giving that fortune back, Pierpont, while you spent yours cornering markets and calling it order.

J.P. MORGAN

Someone must be the lender of last resort; in the Panic of '07 I locked the bankers in my library until they saved the nation.

CARNEGIE

You saved the nation for a fee, Jack, but I built two thousand libraries so no man would ever have to be locked in yours.

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