Quote by Charles Montesquieu

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Summary

This quote suggests that extreme wealth, represented by luxury, can be detrimental to republics or systems of democratic governance. It implies that when individuals or a small group possess an excess of wealth and are disconnected from the common population, it can lead to inequality, corruption, and a breakdown of democratic principles. On the other hand, the quote implies that poverty tends to contribute to the establishment or perpetuation of monarchies or systems of autocracy, where an individual or monarch holds all the power. Overall, the quote implies that both extreme wealth and poverty are disruptive to different forms of societal organization.

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Wealth

By Charles Montesquieu

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