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The effect of the wealth of a country is to fill all hearts with ambition; the effect of poverty is to bring them to despair.
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Author
Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
wealth
poverty
Date
1748
Language
English
Reference
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"The effect of the wealth of a country is to fill all hearts with ambition; the effect of poverty is to bring them to despair." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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