Peter I. (№ 242641)

Anyone who steals from the Treasury so, how much is the rope, the rope will be hanged.

Quote Explanation: One day Peter I, communicating with his associates Paul Yaguzhinsky, indignantly blurted out that now, anyone who steals from the Treasury so, how much is the rope, the rope will be hanged. - Sire, replied yaguzhinskii, "Perhaps, sir, I want to remain without citizens? We all steal, only some more and more noticeable to others!".