"Lord and Master of Everything"

Benjamin Disraeli was a Jew who would go on to become British Prime Minister twice (the only admitted Jew to do so) and was also an accomplished novelist. He published "Coningsby" in 1844 and characterised Nathan Mayer Rothschild as:

 

"the Lord and Master of the money markets of the world, and of course virtually Lord and Master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions"