I build empires on the backs of those who have no choice. - Jay Gould

"I build empires on the backs of those who have no choice."

Jay Gould Leadership

Railroad Magnate American 1836–1892

More from Jay Gould

"I have the cheapest railroad in the world"

"The public be damned"

"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half"

"Money is power, and power is everything"

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"