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the important men, who always love luxury and who would be able to find it only in their own country, would encourage the poor in their work.
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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
love
luxury
Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"the important men, who always love luxury and who would be able to find it only in their own country, would encourage the poor in their work." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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