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Jean-Baptiste Colbert Quotes

1619–1683 France

Jean-Baptiste Colbert (29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister.

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It is simply, and solely, the abundance of money within a state [which] makes the difference in its grandeur and power.

Arthur John Sargent (1899)

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to procure the largest quantity of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.

William Sharp McKechnie (1896)

What should be done to help you? Let us be!

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jean-Baptiste Colbert (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.