William E. Simon Quotes
The Shah is a nut!
While President Nixon and Henry Kissinger were putting all their eggs in the Shah’s basket, Simon was one of the government who had a different perception of our key ally. See {620093} for a CIA corroborating view.
William E. Simon, 1928-2000, U. S. Secretary of the Treasury (Republican), Statement to his staff when he told them to bypass Iran on his trip to the Middle East, Summer 1974
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The assessment was secret but was leaked by columnist Jack Anderson. President Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger placed great faith and trust in the Shah who did indeed pursue his own aims. He doubled the price of oil overnight, and was the first Iranian leader to seek nuclear weapons—see {586394}. The CIA got that one right. {620094} gives a concurring opinion by a member of the Cabinet.
Nine years later he was responsible for Napoleon’s election as Consul.
Fortunately for Turkey and the world, a great Turkish leader, Ataturk, rose up and radically reformed the nation and transformed it to a European style, secular democracy which became the most successful Muslim nation in the world but was under pressure by Ismalists to revert and have more religious control. Ataturk ended the Turkey that TR and others were criticizing.
Referring to the autocratic President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Fremont and some of the Radical Republicans wanted Lincoln immediately to declare the slaves of the rebelling states free. As a major general in charge of an area, he wrote a military order emancipating all the slaves in his jurisdiction. President Lincoln countermanded the order as soon as he found out. He wanted Fremont to only free the slaves whose owners were actively working against the union. Lincoln needed to hold the border states like Maryland in the Union and was working on a plan whereby slave owners who were loyal to the Union would be economically compensated when their slaves were freed. If loyal slaveholders in Fremont’s area would lose their slaves with no compensation, Lincoln feared that the otherwise loyal border states would be driven to the confederacy thus shifting the balance of power. Lincoln had his own plan for emancipation and would not allow Fremont to alter that. As a result of this speech, the Radical Republicans nominated Fremont to run against Lincoln. For a few weeks he looked like he would run, but then he and Lincoln made a deal. Lincoln fired Montgomery Blair, Fremont’s arch enemy, from the cabinet, and Fremont withdrew from the election.
This quotation is inscribed on the FDR Memorial in Washington DC.
Napoleon had been a great supporter of Napoleon, but had become disillusioned.
Sir Walter was imprisoned in the Tower of London for 13 years, during which time he turned to historical pursuits.
He was expelled from Parliament for such.
Bartolo was the most famous legal expert of his day and for many years thereafter as he died at the age of 44—the height of his career. In Italy, Spain and other nations of Europe there were statutes passed that said if there was no precedent in Roman Law, the writings of Bartolo should dictate the law.
- Born: November 27, 1927
- Died: June 3, 2000
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Public Servant
William Edward Simon was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He became the Secretary of the Treasury on May 9, 1974, during the Nixon administration. After Nixon resigned, Simon was reappointed by President Ford and served until 1977 when President Carter took office. Outside of government, he was a successful businessman and philanthropist. The William E. Simon Foundation carries on this legacy. He styled himself as a strong advocate of laissez-faire capitalism. He wrote, "There is only one social system that reflects the sovereignty of the individual: the free-market, or capitalist, system".
