Mark Hanna Quote Question

[Ben Zimmer]

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM, George Thompson wrote:
>
> This parallels the frequently-heard line about real estate: location,
> location, and location.

...or the three necessities for waging war, "money, money, and (even
more) money," variously ascribed to Louis XII, Frederick the Great,
and Napoleon (search for "de l'argent, de l'argent, et encore de
l'argent").

--bgz


> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:55 AM, Garson O'Toole wrote:
>
> > Donna Halper on the Wombats list pointed out an important variant of
> > the quotation. The general form includes a sub-phrase such as: the
> > first is money, the second is money, and the third is money. Here is
> > an example in 1901 with a nod toward the political domain.
> >
> > Cite: 1901, Richard Croker by Alfred Henry Lewis, Page 188, Life
> > Publishing Company, New York. (Google Books full view)
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > Some Socrates of carnage, and one profound of blood, once wrote,
> > "There are three things needed to wage successful war; the first is
> > money, the second is money, and the third is money." One may say as
> > much of politics.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > http://books.google.com/books?id=H7sMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22second+is%22#v=snippet&
> >
> > Many examples involve the expenses of war. Here is an example in 1870
> > from a different domain:
> >
> > Cite: 1870 April 9, All The Year Round, Conducted by Charles Dickens,
> > The Great Magyar [In Four Parts, Chapter 1], Start Page 450, Quote
> > Page 451, Published by Messrs Chapman and Hal, London. (Google Books
> > full view)
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > One day (it was in the year 1825) the Diet of Presburg was engaged in
> > discussing the question of founding an academy for the cultivation of
> > the national language. "It is impossible," said one of the speakers,
> > "except by immense pecuniary sacrifices on the part of the great
> > proprietors. For the establishment of such an institution three things
> > are indispensable. The first is money, the second is money, the third
> > is money"
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Here is a precursor in 1840:
> >
> > Cite: 1840, Irish Life: In the Castle, the Courts, and the Country [by
> > Isaac Butt], Quote Page 109, How and Parsons, London. (Google Books
> > full view)
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > In this, as in many other things, there is one grand sine qua non,
> > which, like the great rhetorical resource of the orator of old,
> > deserves to be honored by a threefold repetition. The first thing is
> > money, the second money, the third money-like the inquisitive
> > strangers who pander to the bloated pride ...
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Because of time constraints I only looked quickly in Google Books.
> >
> > Garson
> >

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