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  1. 1530-1596. French political philosopher,
  2. whose six-volume De la Republique 1576 is
  3. considered the first work on political
  4. economy. An attorney in Paris, in 1574 he
  5. published a tract explaining that prevalent
  6. high prices were due to the influx of
  7. precious metals from the New World. His
  8. theory of an ideal government emphasized
  9. obedience to a sovereign ruler.
  10.