Montesquieu — "It is an error to believe that a state, however small, can be governed by virtue…"
It is an error to believe that a state, however small, can be governed by virtue alone. It must be aided by force.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Montesquieu
"Useless laws weaken the necessary laws."
"The more a people are civilized, the more they become enslaved."
"Luxury is useful in a monarchy, and pernicious in a republic."
"It is not the business of government to make us virtuous, but to make us secure."
"When a man is flattered, he is often made to believe that he is greater than he is."