Never allow yourself to get caught without a loose million…

Never allow yourself to get caught without a loose million handy.

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Lord Nathaniel Rothschild, As quoted as being one of his favourite sayings (on a visit to Cecil Rhodes) in the book by Antony Thomas, Rhodes, The Race for Africa, 1996

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