“There are many things that are thorns to our hopes until we have attained them, and envenomed arrows to our hearts when we have.”
Quote by Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
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Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, was a French economist and politician known for his contributions to fiscal reform and his role in the French Revolution. Born on October 5, 1715, and dying on July 13, 1789, Mirabeau was a member of the French nobility and a vocal critic of the monarchy's fiscal policies. more
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