A republic is not founded on virtue, but on the ambition of its citizens.


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


A republic is not founded on virtue, but on the ambition of its citizens.

A republic is not founded on virtue, but on the ambition of its citizens.

A republic is not founded on virtue, but on the ambition of its citizens.

A republic is not founded on virtue, but on the ambition of its citizens.