The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.


A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings: On Moral, Historical, Political and Literary Subjects (ed. 1790)


The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.

The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.

The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.

The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.