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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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.

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