When this comes up in conversation, usually with persons not as studied as yourself, I always encourage folks to A) Follow the money and B) Think bigger. What I'm nudging them toward is the question: "Who controls the banksters?" You gave at least a partial answer with the M.A. Rothschild quote. Take a look (it's not hard if you have Google and a few hours to kill) at the directors and/or senior officers of the major Central Banks in the Western world. It's pretty well guaranteed that you'll find a Rockefeller or Rothschild progeny on those lists. Jeckyll Island was no different. The Rothschilds have been at this since the 16th century. They have it pretty well down.