Cornelius Vanderbilt — "The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets."
The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets.
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Attributed, but more famously associated with Baron Rothschild and later J.P. Morgan, though Vanderbilt's aggressive acquisition strategies align with the sentiment.
Date: mid-1800s
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