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