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The Aristocracy of pull
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"IfIdo,youjustgoaheadandmakethemostofit,Jimmy.If."
"Thetroublewithpeoplewhooverreachthemselvesisthattheyhaveshortmemories.You’dbetterrememberwhogotReardenMetalchokedoffthemarketforyou."
"Why,Irememberwhopromisedto.Thatwasthepartywhothenpulledeverystringhecouldlayhishandsontotrytopreventthatparticulardirectivefrombeingissued,becausehefiguredhemightneedrailofReardenMetalinthefuture."
"Becauseyouspenttenthousanddollarspouringliquorintopeopleyouhopedwouldpreventthedirectiveaboutthebondmoratorium!"
"That’sright.SoIdid.Ihadfriendswhohadrailroadbonds.Andbesides,IhavefriendsinWashington,too,Jimmy.Well,yourfriendsbeatmineonthatmoratoriumbusiness,butminebeatyoursonReardenMetal—andI’mnotforgettingit.Butwhatthehell!—it’sallrightwithme,that’sthewaytosharethingsaround,onlydon’tyoutrytofoolme,Jimmy.Savetheactforthesuckers."
"Ifyoudon’tbelievethatI’vealwaystriedtodomybestforyou—"
"Sure,youhave.Thebestthatcouldbeexpected,allthingsconsidered.Andyou’llcontinuetodoit,too,solongasI’vegotsomebodyyouneed—andnotaminutelonger.SoIjustwantedtoremindyouthatI’vegotmyownfriendsinWashington.Friendsthatmoneycan’tbuy—justlikeyours,Jimmy.
