 | History - 1805 - 556 pages
...aggrandise what is great, annihilate what is little, and utterly banish equality. It is reported of Mr. Colbert, that when* he convened several deputies of...commerce at his house, and asked what he could do for the benelit of trade ? the most sensible and plainest spoken ШЯЛ among them, replied in these three... | |
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - United States - 1888 - 704 pages
...is reported of the great Colbert, Prime Minister of Henry IV. of France, that when he convened the several deputies of commerce at his house, and asked...them replied in these three words, ' Let us alone.' " The next article, entitled "The Independent Whig No. I." completes the first page, and (skipping... | |
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it is reported of Colbert that, when he convened several deputies of commerce at his house, and asked what he could do for the benefit of trade, the most sensible and plainest spoken among them replied in one word, "Laissez nous faire". Have we ever sufficiently... 