Jean-Baptiste Colbert quotes

Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as the Minister of Finances under King Louis XIV. His financial and economic reforms significantly strengthened the French economy and centralized royal power. He is remembered as a key architect of the mercantilist policies that shaped France’s prosperity in the 17th century. Here are 3 of his quotes:

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

It is simply, and solely, the abundance of money within a state [which] makes the difference in its grandeur and power.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert