Quote#Wisdom
[T]he Flourishing of Trade, the Supporting of Credit, and the Quiet…
Quote byWilliam III of England · 1650–1702
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech to Parliament (9 December 1699), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens Thereof; From the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of His late Majesty King William III. Vol. III (1706), p. 758.
English (original)
[T]he Flourishing of Trade, the Supporting of Credit, and the Quiet of Peoples Minds at home, will depend upon the Opinion they have of their Security; and to preserve to England the Weight and Influence it has at present on the Councils and Affairs Abroad, it will be requisite Europe should see you will not be wanting to your selves.
— William III of England
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