3 Quotes by Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Author Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain 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.
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When a king creates an office, Providence creates immediately a fool to buy it.
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