If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal vice.


The Spirit of the Laws (1748)

Montesquieu Quotes

If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal vice.

If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal vice.

If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal vice.

If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal vice.