Before relating the circumstances of Turgot's fall we may briefly resume his views on the administrative system. Groenewegen , Eighteenth-century Economics: Retrieved 16 September Others attribute it to an intrigue of Maurepas. With all these enemies, Turgot's fall was certain, but he wished to stay in office long enough to finish his project for the reform of the royal household before resigning. 
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Retrieved 16 September He now, inat the age of twenty two, wrote It still remains one of the best presentations of this subject ever made; and what adds to our wonder is that it was not the result of a study of authorities, but was worked out wholly from his own observation and thought.
His first act was to submit to the king a sory of his guiding principles: The Physiocrats and the World of the Enlightenment. He also prepared a regular budget.
A month later 24 August he was appointed Controller-General of Finances. And yet, judged by ordinary standards, a failure.
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
He suppressed, however, a number of octrois and minor duties, [b] and opposed, on grounds of economy, the participation of France in the American Revolutionary Warthough without success.
Discussing the ideas of John Law, and especially the essay of Terrasson which had supported them, he dissected them mercilessly, but in a way useful not only in those times but in these.
In April disturbances arose at Dijonand early in May there occurred those extraordinary bread-riots known as the guerre des farineswhich may be looked upon as a first sample of the French Revolutionso carefully were they organized. His friends speak of his charm and gaiety in intimate intercourse, but among strangers he was silent and awkward, and produced the impression of being reserved and disdainful.
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All this time he was studying various branches of science, and languages both ancient and modern. Wikiquote has quotations related to: Finance Ministers of France list. Anne Robert Jacques Turgot. Even his friend Malesherbes thought he was too rash, and was, moreover, himself discouraged and wished to resign.
For Turgot progress covers not simply the arts and sciences but, on their tirho, the whole of culture — manner, mores, institutions, legal codes, economy, and society.
Turgot, however, emphasized what he believed were American inadequacies. Inwhile travelling in the east of France and Switzerland, he visited Voltairewho became one of his chief friends and supporters. Views Read Edit View history.
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Although disappointed, Turgot never doubted revolutionary victory. He also proposes a notable theory of the interest rate. Turgot's only choice, however, was between "tinkering" at the existing system in detail and stpry complete revolution, and his attack on privilege, which might have been tirbo through by a popular minister and a strong king, was bound to form part of any effective scheme of reform.
Wikisource has original text related to this article: He was opposed to the summoning of the states-general advocated by Malesherbes 6 Maypossibly on the ground that the two privileged orders would have too much power in them.
He was already deeply imbued with the theories of Quesnay and Gournay, and set to work to apply them as far as possible in his province. With this was to be combined a whole system of education, relief of the poor, etc. The alienation of Maurepas was tirog increasing.
All might yet have parus well if Turgot could have retained the confidence of the king, but the king could not fail to see that Turgot had not the support of the other ministers.
Portrait of Turgot by Antoine Graincourtnow in Versailles. In addition he demanded the complete freedom of commerce and industry. In the preamble to the tirgi Turgot boldly announced as his object the abolition of privilege, and the subjection of all three Estates of the realm to taxation; the clergy were afterwards excepted, at the request of Maurepas.
French economist and statesman. As regards currency inflation
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