Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

The odious and disgusting aristocracy of wealth is built upon the ruins of all that is good in chivalry or republicanism; and luxury is the forerunner of a barbarism scarcely capable of cure.

The odious and disgusting aristocracy of wealth is built upo

Summary

This quote suggests that the wealthy elite, whose opulence is founded on the destruction of honorable values like chivalry and republicanism, are deplorable and repugnant. It further proposes that indulgence in luxury paves the way for a society's descent into a state of uncivilized and irreparable barbarism. Overall, the quote criticizes the corrupting influence of wealth and the potential consequences it has on the decay of societal virtues.

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Wealth

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

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