“ The people can become so numerous through the force of the climate, and on the other hand, their means of subsistence can be so uncertain that it is well for all the people to cultivate the land. ”
Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748). copy citation
| Author | Montesquieu |
|---|---|
| Source | The Spirit of Law |
| Topic | subsistence force |
| Date | 1748 |
| Language | English |
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| Note | Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone |
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