"Mr. Emil, could you tell me, what is your ultimate purpose? If that's the case, wouldn't you and your brother gain everything?"
Augusta looked puzzled at the Pereire brothers in front of her, unable to fathom Emil Pereire's intentions.
If the Luxembourg Bank belonged to her and Jerome, then wouldn't Emil Pereire have worked for nothing.
If bankers are not in it for the money, are they in it for philanthropy?
"Your Majesty the Empress, my brother Isaac Pereire and I, like His Majesty, are steadfast Saint-Simonists (although Emil Pereire didn't know that Jerome Bonaparte believed in Keynesianism)," Emil Pereire replied devoutly, as if he were a Christian: "I believe the role of a bank is not just to earn sufficient profits. More importantly, it is to alleviate and even eradicate poverty. A country full of poverty will only breed countless extremists!"
"Mr. Emil! If you are truly intent on alleviating poverty, you should be engaging in philanthropy!" Augusta said to Emil Pereire.
