Cardinal Richelieu quotes

Cardinal Richelieu was a French clergyman and statesman who served as Chief Minister to King Louis XIII. A key architect of modern France, his policies strengthened royal power and laid the foundations for absolute monarchy. He is remembered as a master strategist and influential figure in European politics. Here are 10 of his 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.

Cardinal Richelieu

Deception is the knowledge of kings.

Cardinal Richelieu

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

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Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it.

Cardinal Richelieu

We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies.

Cardinal Richelieu

War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.

Cardinal Richelieu

To know how to disguise is the knowledge of kings.

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.

Cardinal Richelieu

The last reasoning of Kings.

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

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Occupation: French Clergyman
Born: September 9, 1585
Died: December 4, 1642
Quotes count: 10
Wikipedia: Cardinal Richelieu

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