Jean-Baptiste Colbert quotes

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. (Jean-Baptiste Colbert)
What should be done to help you? Let us be! View quote
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
It is simply, and solely, the abundance of money within a state [which] makes the difference in its grandeur and power. View quote
Jean-Baptiste Colbert