" ... when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing ... you may know that your society is doomed." - Ayn Rand
the phrase stems from a meeting in about 1680 between the powerful French finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert and a group of French businessmen led by a certain M. Le Gendre. When the eager mercantilist minister asked how the French state could be of service to the merchants and help promote their commerce, Le Gendre replied simply "Laissez-nous faire" LEAVE US BE
" ... when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing ... you may know that your society is doomed." - Ayn Rand
3Angela 10 months ago
I joined UKIP this week! Girlfriend thinks I'm mad, but what does she know?
spencertheartist 10 months ago
the phrase stems from a meeting in about 1680 between the powerful French finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert and a group of French businessmen led by a certain M. Le Gendre. When the eager mercantilist minister asked how the French state could be of service to the merchants and help promote their commerce, Le Gendre replied simply "Laissez-nous faire" LEAVE US BE
carcabe 10 months ago