The physical plagues and the calamities of human nature have rendered society necessary. Society has added to the evils of nature; the imperfections of society have created the necessity for government, and government adds still further to the woes of society: this is the whole history of humanity.


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

Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

The physical plagues and the calamities of human nature have rendered society necessary. Society has added to the evils of nature; the imperfections...

The physical plagues and the calamities of human nature have rendered society necessary. Society has added to the evils of nature; the imperfections...

The physical plagues and the calamities of human nature have rendered society necessary. Society has added to the evils of nature; the imperfections...

The physical plagues and the calamities of human nature have rendered society necessary. Society has added to the evils of nature; the imperfections...