Montesquieu Quote

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.