Quote #13
War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
More from Cardinal Richelieu
- Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.
- Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.
- One must believe neither the people of the palace, who ordinarily measure the power of the king by the shape of his crown, which, being rou…
- Never write a letter and never destroy one
- I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.
- I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.
- Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest…
- Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.