Cardinal Richelieu quotes

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him. (Cardinal Richelieu)
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
Deception is the knowledge of kings. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
To know how to disguise is the knowledge of kings. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu
The last reasoning of Kings. View quote
Cardinal Richelieu