Was "Money to gain power, Power to protect money," actually a motto of the Medici family?

by Malcolm_Y

I have seen this quoted a couple of times around the interwebs and in the movie "The American Ruling Class," but frankly it sounds a little too convenient to me. The oldest reference I am finding is from a book called "Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America," but I do not have access to that book to view the citation. Was hoping one of the pro's here had a better Library than my own.

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A motto? The motto I know is "Festina lente," "Make haste, slowly." Perhaps you should repost this.