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Jean Baptiste Colbert Quotes


A French politician who served as the Controller-General of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Controller-General 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. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from the brink of bankruptcy. Historians note that, despite Colbert's efforts, France actually became increasingly impoverished because of the King's excessive spending on wars. Colbert worked to create a favourable balance of trade and increase France's colonial holdings. Colbert's plan was to build a general academy.

Here are some famous quotes by  Jean Baptiste Colbert. 

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get the most feathers with the least hissing.

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