Si vous me donnez six lignes écrites de la main de la plus honnête des hommes , je vais trouver quelque chose en eux qui le pendre .
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
Cardinal Richelieu :1585 – 1642.
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willowdot21 
Sep 16, 2015 @ 15:52:46
There’s a smart lawyer for you (even though he was a cardinal). I’ve also heard that you can easily get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.
Sep 16, 2015 @ 16:01:13
Yes he was an amazingly , clever , evil or sneaky man whichever way you looked at him! As for the Grand Jury I can easily believe that too! 🙂
Sep 17, 2015 @ 18:05:03
l’Éminence rouge – now there was a man who knew what power was. In the 1600’s the Cardinal made decisions and established processes that have had a profound effect on life today. He started the Académie Française that still exists. He was a champion of Champlain and basically was single handedly responsible for the growth of New France in what is now Quebec. Without his influence, Canada would have been all British. It was the french Voyageurs who explored and mapped a great deal of Eastern Canada and established treaties with the First Nations. – at the behest of and under the protection of the Red Cardinal.
He was a ruthless man Willow who,. like many of his time, did a lot of good things often at the expense of others.
Cool quote Willow – and very interesting subject. 😀
Sep 17, 2015 @ 19:36:39
Yes a very important man !