William Vanderbilt Quotes & Sayings

The public be damned! (on whether the public should be consulted about luxury trains Aug 1918 — William Henry Vanderbilt

It's very much related to the American tycoon. To William Randolph Hearst, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, that whole stratum of American acquisitive evil. Monopolistic, acquisitive evil. Ugly evil. The ugly American. The ugly American at his ugly worst. That's exactly what it is. — Allen Ginsberg

The public be damned. — William Henry Vanderbilt

The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders. — William Henry Vanderbilt

The railroads are not run for the benefit of the dear public. That cry is nonsense. They are built for men who invest their money and expect to get a fair percentage of the same. — William Henry Vanderbilt

I have had no real gratification or enjoyment of any sort more than my neighbour on the next block who is worth only half a million. — William Henry Vanderbilt