Turgot

Turgot is a biography book written by Leon Say that tells the story of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, a French economist and statesman who lived in the 18th century. The book explores Turgot's life and career, from his early years as a young man studying law and philosophy to his rise to prominence in the French government as an advisor to King Louis XVI. Say delves into Turgot's economic theories and policies, including his advocacy for free trade and his efforts to reform the tax system. The book also examines Turgot's role in the American Revolution and his relationship with other prominent figures of the time, such as Benjamin Franklin and Adam Smith. Through extensive research and analysis, Say provides a comprehensive look at Turgot's life and legacy, shedding new light on a key figure in French history.1888. A study of Turgot. From the Introduction: A great deal has been written on Turgot; we have the history of his childhood, of his youth, and of his mature years; he has been described to us hiding, whilst yet a child, under the armchairs, in order to avoid, out of sheer timidity, the visits which his mother received; we have been told how, later on in his youth, he was wont to play at games of battledore and shuttlecock, dressed in his clerical cassock, with the handsome young girl known then as Minette, and who was afterwards to become Madame Helvetius. We still possess the speeches he delivered as Prior of the House of Sorbonne at the opening and at the closing of the Sorboniques of 1750. We know what reasons determined him to give up the Church, and how he filled offices in the magistracy, first as deputy-councillor to the solicitor-(procurer) general, then as councilor to the parliament, then as maitre des requetes. We have been asked to witness his first quarrel with the parliament, in 1754, on the day when he consented to become a member of a Royal Chamber, ordered to deliver justice in the place of the exiled parliament...The nineteenth century is Turgot�������s own, because it is the one during which his ideas have been applied, and where he has manifestly reigned over ideas and things.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.