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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.

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

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It is a 'beautiful maxim' that it is necessary to save five sous on unessential things, and to pour out millions when it is a question of your glory.

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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.

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It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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Born: August 29, 1619
Died: September 6, 1683 (aged 64)
Bio: Jean-Baptiste Colbert 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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