Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Birthdate: August 29, 1619
Birthplace: Reims, France
Date of Death: September 6, 1683
Occupation: Politician
Profile: France's Minister of Finance (1665-1683) under King
Louis IV.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Colbert
Number of Quotes: 1
The art of taxation consists in plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.