As is true of the divine right of kings, so also as regards the divine right of nations, it is extremely difficult to show that it serves the common good in any material way, in any way that can be formulated or verified in terms of tangible performance.


The Vested Interests and the Common Man (1919)

Thorstein Veblen Quotes

As is true of the divine right of kings, so also as regards the divine right of nations, it is extremely difficult to show that it serves the common...

As is true of the divine right of kings, so also as regards the divine right of nations, it is extremely difficult to show that it serves the common...

As is true of the divine right of kings, so also as regards the divine right of nations, it is extremely difficult to show that it serves the common...

As is true of the divine right of kings, so also as regards the divine right of nations, it is extremely difficult to show that it serves the common...