Degrees Quote by Baron de Montesquieu

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

— Anonymous

Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

In the history of mankind many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Republics, like other forms of government, exist in history and can rise and fall.

— Timothy D. Snyder

A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny;…

— Simon Bolivar

A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism…

— Earl Warren

The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.

— Charles de Secondat

No republic can long exist unless a substantial equality in the wealth of citizens prevails.

— Edward Bellamy

Republics have a longer life and enjoy better fortune than principalities, because they can profit by their greater internal diversity. They are the better…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils,…

— Joseph Story

There are some historians who say that democratic republics dont last more than 200 years. Well, weve got to show that you can last…

— Maurice Hinchey