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Title: Was John Law a criminal?
Review: This book covers a stunning chapter in the financial history of Europe. It is a quick read, though the writing could be better.The question to ask yourself is in the title of the book. How do you judge this character? Was he a gambler, philanderer, duelist, inventor? Yes, yes, yes and yes. Was he a con man? Probably not in a modern sense of the word. After all, a guy who steals a thousand dollars from an old lady is a con man. A guy who robs a bank (the taxpayer?) of billions is a financial genius.It seems that John Law was, first and foremost, an entrepreneur. What separates a con man from an entrepreneur is, again, a matter of definition and context.
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