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Stefan Garczynski (1690 1756)

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Name
  
Stefan Garczynski

Died
  
September 24, 1756

Role
  
Writer

Stefan Garczynski (1690 – 24 September 17561), voivode of Poznan, writer in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Owner of Zbaszyn.

Contents

Son of Damian Garczynski. Father of Franciszek Garczynsk, Stefan Garczynski and Edward Garczynski.

Works

  • Anatomia Rzeczypospolitey Polskiej (1749) is his most famous work, where he argued for the need of economic reforms and against the mercantilism economic system. He was also in favour of the better treatment of peasants and abolition of serfdom, opposed the abuse of liberum veto. He tried to carry out some economic reforms in his own estate.

    • Quotes

  • "If more effort would be put to educating children, the country would be better and wealthier"
  • Gdyby miano wieksze staranie w edukacyi dzieci, bylby kraj obfitszy i bogatszy”!
  • "All good qualities that can exist under the sun are based on justice"
  • Wszystkie cnoty, ktore tylko pod sloncem byc moga, najwiecej funduja sie na sprawiedliwosci.
  • "It's easiest to cheat those most loving. [And it's] the worst."
  • Najlatwiej oszukiwac najbardziej kochajacych. I najpodlej
  • "A smile and good humor are signs that you dominate your fate."
  • Usmiech i humor to znak zwycieskiego gorowania nad losem

    • References

    Stefan Garczynski (1690–1756) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA