Baron de Montesquieu quote: Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

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"The Spirit of the Laws" by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Book VII: Consequences of the Different Principles of the Three Governments with Respect to Sumptuary Laws, Luxury and the Condition of Women, Ch. 4: Of Sumptuary Laws in a Monarchy, 1748.

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Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty. - Baron de Montesquieu

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