But though empires, like all the other works of men, have all hitherto proved mortal, yet every empire aims at immortality.


Chapter II, Part II, p. 896. - The Wealth of Nations (1776) - Book V


But though empires, like all the other works of men, have all hitherto proved mortal, yet every empire aims at immortality.

But though empires, like all the other works of men, have all hitherto proved mortal, yet every empire aims at immortality.

But though empires, like all the other works of men, have all hitherto proved mortal, yet every empire aims at immortality.

But though empires, like all the other works of men, have all hitherto proved mortal, yet every empire aims at immortality.